Jaclyn obtained her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Creighton University. She went on to perform her graduate work in biochemistry and structural biology at the Sloan Kettering Institute, as part of the Tri-Institutional Program in Chemical Biology. Subsequently, she conducted postdoctoral research at UCSF. She has been working at Beckman Coulter Life Sciences for seven years, including six years as a Field Applications Scientist supporting Life Sciences Automation workflows.