Jaccob Upperco

Jacob is the team’s director of research and development. His background bridges anatomy and physiology research with device design and development across numerous medical specialties. He earned a BS in biomedical engineering from Tulane University and earned a master’s degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Master of Biomedical Innovation and Development program supported by Georgia Tech College of Engineering and Emory School of Medicine. He has co-authored multiple patents, one manuscript, and several journal articles in foci that span from nosocomial infection reduction to cancer detection, and has also conceptualized, built, and tested research medical devices for use by doctors and scientists across various clinical applications including biomechanical diagnostics, medical image processing, and interventional cardiology.