Kelsey Martin
Kelsey Martin | |
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Kelsey Martin at UCLA in 2018 | |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Yale University (MD, PhD) |
| Known for | neuronal plasticity in learning and memory |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | UCLA |
| Doctoral advisor | Ari Helenius |
| Other academic advisors | Eric Kandel |
| Website | https://www.kelseymartinlab.com/ |
Kelsey Martin is a professor of biological chemistry, psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at UCLA and the director of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative and the Simons Foundation Neuroscience Collaborations. She was the former dean of David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA from 2015 to 2021., and was the first woman to be named Dean of the UCLA medical school, and was one of just a few female medical school Deans in the United States. She has been the director of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, Neuroscience Collaborations since September 2021.