Kelly Grant

Scientist, Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Program
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control

Kelly has served as a scientist in California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control in the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) program since 2018. At SCP, she helps to identify and find solutions to problematic chemicals in products, including 6PPD in tires. She served as the co-leader of the Interstate Technology Regulatory Council team producing technical guidance for government agencies on 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone. Prior to joining SCP, Kelly was a biology professor at a small university on the shores of Lake Erie, where her research used molecular biology to answer questions about toxicology, ecology, and environmental science. Her Ph.D. is in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Washington in Seattle and her undergraduate degree is from Haverford College in Pennsylvania.