Melissa Krebs |
Melissa Krebs, a first-year graduate student in Dr. Eben Alsberg's lab, was awarded a prestigious and highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellowship. The award will provide funds to support her tuition and stipend for three years of her graduate studies at Case. She has also received an Honorable Mention from the Ford Foundation.
Melissa received a B.S. and M.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Rochester in 2002 and 2003, respectively. Her Master's work examined protein interactions in the cellulosome of Clostridium thermocellum to investigate the mechanism for the efficient degradation of cellulose. Melissa then worked at Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. in Cambridge, MA, from 2003-2006. Her work at Draper was primarily focused on the development of a hand-held ion mobility spectrometer for applications in biodefense and medical diagnostics. Now she has returned to graduate school to pursue a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering in the field of biomaterials and tissue regeneration.
In her research, Melissa is developing biocompatible polymer scaffolds for controlled release of bioactive factors that will aid in tissue regeneration and cancer therapy. One of her projects is currently funded by the National Brain Tumor Foundation.
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