Meredith Williams

Secretary

Meredith Williams is a first-year graduate student in the Development, Disease Models, and Therapeutics Ph.D. program at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She earned two bachelor’s of science from the University of Kentucky, where she worked as an undergraduate research assistant in Dr. Matthew Gentry’s lab. Her main research interests include neurodegenerative diseases, and she is especially passionate about rare disease research. 

Meredith joined Chelsea’s Hope in September 2023 and is the newest executive board member. She serves as the board’s secretary with the ultimate goal of raising awareness about Lafora’s Disease through improving intra-organization structure and communication.