Kelly earned her Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania studying the role of the EGF - Ras - ERK signaling pathway in cell fate specification. (smafoundation.org)
Gradients of BMP signaling in zebrafish embryos direct dorsal - ventral cell fate specification during embryogenesis. (jci.org)
Cas is required for polar and stalk cell fate specification, while Eya is a negative regulator of these cells» fate. (sciencedaily.com)