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• B.A. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä (2019–2023)
• B.A. inÌýEcology and Evolutionary Biology, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä (2019–2023)

Melissa McEvoy is a Professional Research Associate in the Whiteley Lab. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of ColoradoÌýBoulder and graduated with a B.A. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (2023) and a B.A in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (2023). Her undergraduate and postgraduate research has focused on identifying regulatory elements involved in the functioning of bacterial innate immune systems known as cyclic oligonucleotide-based antiphage signaling systems (CBASS). She will attend Oregon Health and Science University to complete her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences in Fall 2023.

Melissa is the recipient of:

• 2022ÌýUniversity of Regensburg Undergraduate ResearchÌýScholarshipÌýAwardee
• 2022 UROP Recipient (Summer)