University at Albany, USA
Albany, United States
Andre Melendez was born in Santiago, Chile and immigrated to the United States at age two. Earned a B.Sc. in Marine Science & Biology from the University of Tampa, an M.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences from Virginia Tech, and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University at Albany (SUNY). He completed postdoctoral training at Georgetown University and Albany Medical College, where he received one of the first NCI Mentored Career Development Awards to Promote Diversity.
At Albany Medical College, Dr. Melendez established a research program investigating free radical signaling in metastatic disease, aging, and infectious processes. Since 2011, he has been a faculty member at the College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, where he is now Professor and Chair of the Department of Nanoscale Science & Engineering at the University at Albany, SUNY. His current work focuses on free radical biology and nanoparticle-based therapeutics for degenerative disease.
He serves as Associate Editor for Experimental Biology & Medicine, the board of Free Radical Biology & Medicine and The FASEB Journal. His honors include the SUNY Chancellor’s Award, NCI Mentoring Excellence Award, selection to the New York Life Science Power 50, and Fellow of the Society for Redox Biology.
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