Kelly Payton Smith

Kelly Payton Smith, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the UMass Chan Medical School in the Department of Neurology. She holds a secondary position at the T.H. Chan School of Medicine within the same university system, continuing her research in neurology and molecular biology.

• Education: BA in Biology from Hendrix College, MS in Biochemistry from University of North Texas, PhD in Molecular Biology from University of Texas Health Sciences Center

Her research focuses on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Embryonic Stem Cell studies. Key sub-disciplines include Nuclear Organization, Genome Architecture, RNA-Protein Interactions, X Chromosome Inactivation, Stem Cell Quality Control, and Neurogenetics.

Publications span Cell Biology (10/15), Molecular Biology (6/15), Genetics (5/15), Physiology (2/15), and Zoology (1/15). Top themes include Nuclear Architecture, Stem Cell Standardization, and Chromatin Organization.

Dr. Smith collaborates with Jeanne Lawrence (12 co-publications), Lisa Hall-Anderson (7 collaborations), and Elizabeth Luna (1 collaboration). Her work appears in journals like Journal of Cell Biology (4 publications) and Chromosoma (1 publication).