About the Creator
Voiceover provided by Sydney Rainin-Smith, proud member of the Fragile X community.
Kate Shelly
Kate Shelly is a postdoctoral fellow and student in the Genetic Counseling Training Program at Emory University. She researches the phenotypes and mechanisms of Fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficiency (FXPOI) in the labs of Drs. Peng Jin and Emily Allen. She started studying the Fragile X premutation and its effects on ovarian function during her PhD studies at Baylor College of Medicine while mentored by David Nelson.
Her work combines knowledge of human reproduction gained during her time in a clinical embryology lab at the private infertility clinic Reproductive Associates of Delaware and basic research experience earned during her PhD in genetics and genomics. She leverages mouse models of the premutation with data from women with FXPOI to understand how the premutation changes ovarian function and how it can be treated. As a Genetic Counseling Training Program student, she may counsel members of Fragile X families about the genetics of Fragile X and help facilitate appropriate care for them.
