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.
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 non-mammalian research organisms.
Wells earned her B.S. in microbiology and cell science from the University of Florida and her 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.
To contact Wells, send email to melissa.wells@nih.gov.
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