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Melissa Howard

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Full Name:
Melissa Diane Howard
Project:
IGERT: Building Leadership Through a Program on Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices
Role:
Graduate Student
Joined IGERT:
2008
Univ. or Institute:
University of Kentucky
Department:
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Title:
IGERT Trainee
Primary Discipline:
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Academic Interests:
Nanomedicine
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Trainee receives fellowships and awards

One of our IGERT students, Melissa Howard was selected as Chair of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences Student Chapter. Melissa also received the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education... More »

About Me

Melissa Howard graduated from Highview Baptist School in Louisville, KY as valedictorian of her class. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Asbury College in May 2007, graduating summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences under the guidance of Michael Jay and Tom Dziubla. Her work focuses on the development of smart nanoparticle formulations capable of site-specific and bioresponsive delivery of chemotherapeutic agents to tumors with the end goal being an increase in efficacy and decrease in toxicity of chemotherapeutic treatments.