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Valeria Melendez Hebib

Melendez Hebib

Valeria Melendez Hebib, M.S.

Graduate Student

Email

valeria.melendez@bcm.edu

Positions

Graduate Student
Pediatrics-Nutrition
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine

Addresses

Children's Nutrition Research Center (Lab)
1100 Bates Ave
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Children's Nutrition Research Center (Office)
1100 Bates Ave
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Education

BS from University of Puerto Rico
12/2018 - Humacao, Puerto Rico
Biology
MS from University of Illinois Chicago
06/2020 - Chicago, Illinois, United States
Medical Biotechnology

Professional Interests

  • Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), Intestinal microbiome, Preterm birth, Maternal passive immunity, Human breast milk, Animal models

Professional Statement

I am currently a 3rd year graduate student in the laboratories of Dr. Douglas Burrin and Dr. Robert Britton. My work is mostly focused on studying how maternal milk components impact the infant's risk of developing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) with the ultimate goal of developing ways to protect infants from this devastating disease.

Selected Publications

  • Per Torp Sangild, Caitlin Vonderohe, Valeria Melendez Hebib, and Douglas G. Burrin. " " Nutrients. 2021 Jul 26; 13 (8) : 2551.
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  • Vonderohe C, Stoll B, Guthrie G, Melendez Hebib V, Dawson G, Burrin DG. " " Endocrinology. 2022 ;
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  • Melendez V, Turner C, Khatri V, Davis J, Chauhan N, Nagalati Sudhakar DS, Cabullos R, Carter D, Gray SA, Kalyanasundaram R.. " " Front. trop. dis.. 2022 ;

Memberships

American Society for Microbiology
Co-Secretary (05/2021)
GSBS Graduate Student Council
Junior Lead Digital Media Committee (08/2022 - 08/2024)

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