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Rate My Professor Jean Wilson

The University of Arizona

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4.08/20/2025

Encourages students to think outside the box.

5.04/30/2025

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About Jean

Jean Wilson, PhD, is Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at The University of Arizona, where she also serves as Director of the Willed Body Program. She holds additional appointments as Professor in the BIO5 Institute, Cancer Biology Graduate Interdisciplinary Program, and Neuroscience Graduate Interdisciplinary Program. Her research centers on epithelial development and polarity, with a particular emphasis on membrane trafficking to junctions and the apical membrane. She investigates the tight junctions and associated polarity complexes that are essential for selective permeability and the maintenance of epithelial polarity. This work explores how epithelial cells function as selective barriers to pathogens while facilitating nutrient absorption. The Wilson laboratory specifically examines the establishment and maintenance of intestinal integrity through the regulation of membrane trafficking to the apical plasma membrane domain. Her studies also address the cell biology of epithelial tissues and the regulation of membrane trafficking in both polarized and non-polarized cells, extending to epithelial cells and neurons.