Elizabeth Skelly secures prestigious GSK internship

Elizabeth Skelly, a Ph.D. student in the Chemistry and Nanoscale Science program, has received a 5-month internship at GSK through the prestigious GSK Early Career Program. Skelly will start her position on January 13 and will be assisting in drug target discovery and candidate evaluation using cutting-edge CRISPR Cas 9 genome editing techniques.

Skelly is also the recipient of the Leadership Development Award from the American Chemical Society Younger Chemists Committee. The award covers the registration fee, transportation, lodging, and meals associated with attending the 2025 ACS Leadership Development Institute in Houston. Skelly will interact with National ACS representatives and with ACS Local Section leaders from across the country while attending leadership development workshops.