Position Title
Business Development Fellow
Kelly Chau
Kelly Chau is a Ph.D. candidate in the Integrative Genetics and Genomics program. Her research interests include investigating how prenatal exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls alters the genome and identifying epigenetic biomarkers of prenatal exposures and neurodevelopmental disorders in the fetal brain and placenta. Before entering the doctoral program, Kelly obtained her B.S. in Biotechnology with a minor in Computer Science at UC Davis. Kelly is a first-generation student and is a strong advocate for mentorship in academia. She has served as a mentor in several programs including the First Generation Initiative and Graduate School Preview Program at UC Davis. She loves to read and watch reality TV, and she has a very friendly cat named Oreo that she dotes on.