Jessica S. Fortin, DVM, PhD

Contact Info

Assistant Professor of Basic Medical Sciences, Physiology and Pharmacology

Department of Basic Medical Sciences
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
625 Harrison Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907

765-496-9102
fortinj@purdue.edu

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About

Dr. Jessica Fortin joined the Basic Medical Sciences Department in the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine as an assistant professor (tenure-track) in August 2021. She received a combined DVM-PhD degree from the Université de Montréal, a MSc with honors in medicinal chemistry, a baccalaureate in chemistry (BSc) and pharmacy (BPharm) from the Université Laval. Dr. Fortin completed a training in veterinary anatomic pathology in 2018 at the University of Missouri and launched the Fortin Drug Discovery Lab while being a fixed-term assistant professor at Michigan State University. Dr. Fortin is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anatomic Pathologists and the American Board of Toxicology. She has several years of experience in medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology academic research. Dr. Fortin has developed her passion for protein folding disorders during her DVM-PhD program at the Université de Montréal.

Education

2016 - PhD | Universite de Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
2015-2018 - Residency | University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
2015 - DVM | Universite de Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
2008 - MSc With Honors | Universite Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada
2006 - BSc | Universite Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada
2004 - BPharm | Universite Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada

Experience

2018–2021 | Assistant Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University
2010–2014 | Pharmacist, Pharmacie Nicole Brouillard (drugstore) Saint- Hyacinthe, Qc, Canada
2008–2010 | Graduate Research Student, Medicinal Chemistry Program, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
2005–2007 | Pharmacist, Pharmacie Legare et Royer (drugstore), Quebec, Qc, Canada

Certifications

• Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology, 2019
• Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 2018

Areas of Interest

• Drug Discovery