National Institute of
Melissa Wells, Ph.D.
Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Melissa Wells, Ph.D., is a program director in the Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, where she oversees research grants on developmental genetics and developmental signaling.
Before joining NIGMS, Wells was a biologist at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. She examined the role of RNA regulation during development utilizing nonmammalian research organisms.
Wells earned a B.S. in microbiology and cell science from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular genetics from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. She conducted postdoctoral research at the Environmental Protection Agency with the Department of Homeland Security.