Scott Kelley, PhD

Leader, Biomedical MethodsΩGroup

Dr. Kelley is a Professor in the Department of Biology at SDSU and current Leader of the Biomedical Methods Group. Dr. Kelley earned his PhD in Molecular Systematics at the University of Colorado, Boulder. His primary research interests are in Bioinformatics, Human Microbiome, Viral Genomics and Diversity, Microbial Diversity and Phylogenetics, and Microbiology of the Built Environment. He is a pioneer in the studies of built environment contamination, publishing the first molecular study of the microbiology of the indoor settings and has decades of experience studying air and water environmental microbiology. Dr. Kelley also invented SourceTracker, considered a seminal advance in the ability to determine sources of microbial contamination in complex mixed communities such as polluted water systems. He has extensive experience in bioinformatic tool development and analysis of microbial diversity. Dr. Kelley is currently a subcontract PI for an R01 studying the role of the gut microbiome in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Dr. Kelley’s research has produced over 90 peer-reviewed publications.