Kristie Pauly

Kristie is a research scientist in the Coughlin Lab and Department of Pediatrics. Her work bridges analytical chemistry, clinical genetics, and patient-centered research to advance diagnosis and treatment in rare genetic disease. Kristie earned her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the Colorado School of Public Health.

She joined the lab before there was a physical lab. She started our zebrafish work and quickly became indispensible for every project. She was the first author of our recent NBS-related work, for which she won the 2025 Emmanuel Shapira Award from SIMD.

One of our primary focuses is disorders of lysine-metabolism. There is a persistent rumor that Kristie joined the group due to her love of Jurassic Park, which might explain the ever growing number of dinosaurs in the lab.