Kelsey Grellinger, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
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Dr. Kelsey (Temprine) Grellinger is an Assistant Professor at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed). Dr. Grellinger received her undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin before spending a year at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Trainee. She completed her PhD in Cancer Biology at Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in New York, New York, where her work focused on the role of error-prone DNA polymerases and stress-induced mutagenesis in the development of drug resistance in melanoma. She also completed two postdoctoral research fellowships at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in Cancer Biology and Physiology.
Dr. Grellinger teaches physiology and cancer biology topics in both the Medical Student (MD) and Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBS) curriculums. She also directs the M2 Renal and Genitourinary Systems course and the MBS Anatomy and Physiology 3 course. She is actively involved with both the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) and Association of STEMM Pathway and Bridge Programs (ASPBP)
Her scholarly work focuses on active learning, gamification, AI, and student engagement. In addition, as a Co-Director of the Promoting Excellence in Medical Education Distinction Program, she facilitates student involvement in medical education research and in developing and delivering content as part of the medical school curriculum. Through these efforts, she aims to optimize student learning and help develop future medical educators.
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- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2022, Physiology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2020, Cancer Biology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- PhD 2018, Cancer Biology, Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
- BS 2011, Biology, The University of Texas at Austin
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- Student learning and engagement
- Gamification of learning
- Evaluation of instructional methods
- Curricular innovations in Physiology
- Curricular innovations in Cancer Biology
- Active learning methodologies
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Buscher K., Temprine K., Mays C., Aabed N., Kerk S.A., Bell H.N., Carrion J.A.N., Greenbaum H.S., Lee Z.H., Ponnusamy V., Ramakrishnan S.K., Lyssiotis C.A., Xue X., Shah Y.M. Glucose metabolism sustains aberrant STAT3 signaling in colorectal cancer through glycosylated local signaling factors Science Signaling. 2026;19(927)
Camarata T., McCoy L., Rosenberg R., Grellinger K.R.T., Brettschnieder K., Berman J. LLM-Generated multiple choice practice quizzes for preclinical medical students Advances in Physiology Education. 2025;49:758-763.
Grellinger K.T., Phan H., Sheakley M., Bouma G.J., Bayer A., Shah B.A. BINGO! Elevating Medical Physiology Tutorials Through Gamification Mededportal the Journal of Teaching and Learning Resources. 2025;21:11491.
Hawkins A.G., Pedersen E.A., Treichel S., Temprine K., Sperring C., Read J.A., Magnuson B., Chugh R., Lawlor E.R. Wnt/β-catenin–activated Ewing sarcoma cells promote the angiogenic switch Jci Insight. 2020;5(13)
Temprine K., Campbell N.R., Huang R., Langdon E.M., Simon-Vermot T., Mehta K., Clapp A., Chipman M., White R.M. Regulation of the error-prone DNA polymerase Polκ by oncogenic signaling and its contribution to drug resistance Science Signaling. 2020;13(629)
Temprine K., York A., Shroff H. Three-dimensional photoactivated localization microscopy with genetically expressed probes Methods in Molecular Biology. 2014;1251:231-261.
York A.G., Parekh S.H., Nogare D.D., Fischer R.S., Temprine K., Mione M., Chitnis A.B., Combs C.A., Shroff H. Resolution doubling in live, multicellular organisms via multifocal structured illumination microscopy Nature Methods. 2012;9(7):749-754.
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- Engaging the Body and Mind: Student Perceptions of Embodied Learning in Medical Education. Beehler H, Riddle DR, Grellinger KT, International Association of Medical Science Educators 2025 Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 06/2025
- Evolving Study Strategies and Resource Utilization Across Medical Education at WMed. Nekkanti S, Grellinger KT, Solitro A, International Association of Medical Science Educators 2025 Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 06/2025
- An Educational âChose Your Own Adventureâ Game to Integrate Cancer Biology Topics. Grellinger KT, International Association of Medical Science Educators 2025 Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 06/2025
- deal Versus Practical: Strategies to Provide Medical Education Pedagogy to Transform Medical Students into Exceptional Future Educators. Bauler L, Temprine K, Vollbrecht P, International Association of Medical Science Educators 2024 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 06/2024
- Gamifying tutorials - using a BINGO game to review medical physiology. Temprine K, Phan H, Sheakley M, Bouma G, Bayer A, Shah B, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
- Evaluating utilization of study strategies and attitudes towards instructional methods in medical education. Awad P, Temprine K, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
- Transforming Student Doctors into Clinician Educators. Temprine K, Vollbrecht P, Generalists in Medical Education Conference, Seattle, WA, 11/2023