Jessica completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biomedical Sciences before undertaking a Master's degree in Medical Genetics at Newcastle University. She then spent three years working as a Research Assistant in Singapore, focusing on protein trafficking and lentivirus production. She joined the Translational Vectorology Research Unit (TVRU) at Children's Medical Research Institute in August 2026, where she is now working on the development and production of AAV vectors for liver and kidney gene therapy.