Katelyn Kelley, BS

Katelyn Kelley, BS, is the lab manager of the Emotional Neuroscience Research Laboratory and the assistant to the director of research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute.
- Languages Spoken: English
Kelley started her career at UNMC in 2018 as a summer intern in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism research and in 2019, advanced to clinical research associate. As Kelley learned the ins and outs of research, she became a clinical research coordinator in 2021. In 2022, Kelley began her position at MMI in the Emotional Neuroscience Research Laboratory with Dr. Blackford. Prior to joining MMI as staff, Katelyn was a regular volunteer in MMI's Department of Recreational Therapy afterschool program from 2018-2022.
Kelley provides research services at the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute Emotional Neuroscience Research Laboratory.
Location: Munroe-Meyer Institute
- BS: University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2016.
Research
- Diego Alcaraz Alvarez, Saraswathi Viswanathan, Thiyagarajan Gopal, Narendra Kumar, Katelyn Kelley, Cyrus Desouza; 1213-P: A Novel Relationship between Thromboxane A2 Receptor and Obesity-Related Inflammation. Diabetes1 June 2021; 70 (Supplement_1): 1213–P. https://doi.org/10.2337/db21-1213-P
- Diego Alcaraz Alvarez, Saraswathi Viswanathan, Thiyagarajan Thangavelu, Narendra Kumar, Katelyn Kelley, Cyrus Desouza; 1730-P: Thromboxane Signaling and Obesity-Related Insulin Resistance. Diabetes1 June 2020; 69 (Supplement_1): 1730–P. https://doi.org/10.2337/db20-1730-P
Honors
- Chancellor's Silver "U" Award, UNMC, 2023.

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