Shana Kelley

Shana Kelley is the President of the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago and a Professor at Northwestern.  Kelley’s research pioneered methods for tracking molecular analytes.  She is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and the American Institute of Biological and Medical Engineering, as well as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Inventors. Kelley is an inventor on > 50 patents and a founder of five life sciences companies.   

Shana Kelley is a 2025 Falling Walls Finalist in the Engineering & Technology category.