Melisenda Jean McDonald

Professor

Expertise: Biochemistry; Protein Science, Spectroscopy, Bioinformatics, Protein-Protein Interaction, Polymer-Protein Interactions, Biosensors

Phone: 978-934-3683

Fax: 978-934-3013

Office: Olney Hall 413A

Email: Melisenda_McDonald@uml.edu

Dowling College, BA; SUNY Buffalo; MA, Ph.D

Protein structure, function and assembly; hemoglobin; self-assembled protein systems; structural biology; immunobiochemistry; biosensor technology; self-mediated biosystems.

Dr. McDonald received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the SUNY Medical School in Buffalo, spent several years in post-doctoral study, 10 years as an Assistant Professor at Harvard, joined the UML faculty as an Associate Professor in 1986 (tenure in 1988) and promoted to Full Professor in 1990. She is a member of the biochemistry program; currently teaches four graduate biochemistry courses; has four doctoral students; she is a member of the UML CHN/NCOE Nanomanufacturing Centers collaborating on biosensor technology.



Melisenda Jean McDonald Professor Expertise: Biochemistry; Protein Science, Spectroscopy, Bioinformatics, Protein-Protein Interaction, Polymer-Protein Interactions, Biosensors Phone: 978-934-3683 Fax: 978-934-3013 Office: Olney Hall 413A Email: Melisenda_McDonald@uml.edu Educational Background Dowling College, BA; SUNY Buffalo; MA, Ph.D Scholarly Interests Protein structure, function and assembly; hemoglobin; self-assembled protein systems; structural biology; immunobiochemistry; biosensor technology; self-mediated biosystems. Bio Sketch Dr. McDonald received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the SUNY Medical School in Buffalo, spent several years in post-doctoral study, 10 years as an Assistant Professor at Harvard, joined the UML faculty as an Associate Professor in 1986 (tenure in 1988) and promoted to Full Professor in 1990. She is a member of the biochemistry program; currently teaches four graduate biochemistry courses; has four doctoral students; she is a member of the UML CHN/NCOE Nanomanufacturing Centers collaborating on biosensor technology.

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