Chelsea Smith

Graduate Student

Preferred superhero power:

Omnilingualism

Beach or Mountains:

Mountains (particularly Orodruin)

Favorite Movie:

Over the Garden Wall

Walk up song:

Yègellé Tezeta by Mulatu Astatke

I enjoy reading gothic & cosmic horror, supernatural fiction, and magical realism as well as attending book-related events around Austin. I also like hiking and taking night walks with my dog, Anyanka. Familial experience with retinal diseases motivated me to pursue research in retinal biology. Currently, I am investigating how lipid signaling cascades influence the regenerative capacity of retinal pigment epithelium.