Jerome Walsh

Third-year medical student at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, set to graduate in spring 2027. Holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from The Ohio State University, complemented by minors in Aging and Forensic Science.

• Research & Scholarly Advancement Fellowship (RSAF), Ohio University, Kopchick Lab, Athens, OH, 06/24, Conducted research on GH effects on lymphatic markers., Performed Western blot and densitometric analyses on Vegfr3, Lyve1, and Pdpn in GH, GHA, and GHR knockout mice., Presented findings at Ohio University Summer Research Symposium.
• Undergraduate Researcher, Bioinformatics Institute, The Ohio State University, 2021-2022, Analyzed SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife under Dr. Laura Kubatko., Developed predictive models in R and ArcGIS to study zoonotic transmission., Presented findings at OSU Undergraduate Research Festival (2021).

• Walsh et al, 2025. "Growth Hormone Alters Lymphatic Vessels in Female Mice and STAT5 Phosphorylation in Human Lymphatic Endothelial Cells", Accepted for Publication Journal of Endocrinology, 10/2025 (I am a middle author on this project)
• Walsh et al, 2025 "Lymphatic Pumping Technique Alters Whole Blood Parameters and Decreases Metastatic Melanoma in an Age-Dependent Manner" , Submitted for Publication in Journal of Experimental Biology and Medicine, 10/2025 (I am a middle author on this project)
• Walsh J, Kubatko L. 2021. An Analysis on SARS-CoV2 in Wildlife. "OSU Knowledge Bank, 2021" http://hdl.handle.net/1811/93239
• Walsh, Jerome. (2024, July 24th). Increased Growth Hormone (GH) Action Affects the Expression of Lymphatic Specific Markers in a Tissue-Dependent Manner. Poster Presentation, Ohio University Summer Research Symposium, Athens, Ohio.
• Walsh Jerome. (2021, November 12th). An Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in Wildlife. Poster Presentation, OSU Undergraduate Research Festival, Columbus, Ohio.

• Basic Life Support (BLS), Certified through 2025
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Certified through 2025
• Citi Certifications in: Conflict of Interest, Clinical Research and Biomedical Research,

• Clinical Site Representative Adena Regional Medical Center, Served as liaison between administration and students at site to address concerns and communicate feedback.
• President, PM&R Club, 2024-2025
• Vice President, Family Medicine Club, 2023-2025
• Director of Wellness, Student Government Association, 2023-2025, Organized wellness events, intramural soccer, and authored monthly wellness newsletters.
• Student Mentor, OU-HCOM Medical Mentors, 2023-2025
• Volunteer, Athens Pawpaw Festival, 2023-2024, Project Linus, 2023-2025
• Intramural Soccer Captain, 2023-2025

Society of Systematic Biologists, Member, 2021-2023

Land Grant Scholarship, The Ohio State University, 2018-2022