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Melissa.Kelley@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Melissa Kelley serves as associate director of clinical trials. She joined Penn Memory Center in 2019 as a clinical research coordinator for the ABC study, focusing on the MRI sub-study. She later became a project manager, working on the TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 trial and supporting the launch of new clinical trials at PMC. She also helps onboard and train new clinical research coordinators, reflecting her commitment to welcoming and mentoring the next generation of coordinators on the research team. Prior to her work at PMC, she served as an undergraduate research assistant, working on studies involving transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as an intervention for patients recovering from stroke. She earned her bachelor’s degree in exercise science and a minor in psychology from the University of Delaware in 2016. She is currently pursuing a masters in public health at UPenn.