Jennifer Kay

Jennifer Kay is a Research Scientist at the Silent Spring Institute. Prior to this, they were a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2011 to 2020, where they led in vivo research projects into how genetic variations in DNA repair capacity impact susceptibility to cancer following exposure to environmental contaminants as part of the MIT Superfund Research Program. Jennifer also led the Research Translation Core for MIT's Superfund Research Program, acting as the link connecting MIT scientists conducting environmental health research with communities, academics, industry, and the government. From 2015 to 2020, they were a Tutor at Tutoring Plus of Cambridge, and from 2013 to 2020, they were an Intern at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research. From 2008 to 2010, they were an Undergraduate Researcher at the University of Pittsburgh, where they helped develop a mathematical model used to predict and optimize polymer microsphere formulations for controlled drug release. From 2010 to 2011, they were a Research Assistant at MIT, researching cell motility in different model environments and under treatment with various growth factors. Jennifer was also a Research Assistant at the University of Pennsylvania in 2009.

Jennifer Kay received their Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 2011. Jennifer then went on to receive their PhD in Biological Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2017.