Kali is currently pursuing a PhD in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from Dartmouth College in the lab of Dr. Arminja Kettenbach. Her work focuses on phosphoprotein phosphatase signaling in the context of neurodevelopmental disorders. Prior to graduate school, Kali received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Cell and Molecular Biology from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan where she worked in a lab addressing antibiotic resistance using x-ray crystallography.