Faculty
Oncology Division
Melissa M. Berrien-Elliott, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Oncology Division
Stem Cell Biology
Research Interests
- Natural killer cells
- Translational immunology
- Cancer immunotherapy
Contact
- 314-747-1547 (office)
- 314-362-9333 (fax)
- melissa.berrien@wustl.edu
- Division of Oncology
Mail Stop 8007-0057-06
Washington University
660 South Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110 - Room 634, Southwest Tower (office)
Biosketch
| Education | |
|---|---|
| 2006 | BS, Marine Biology with Honors, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2014 | PhD, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO |
| Academic Positions & Employment | |
| 2006-2009 | Research Technician, Department of Pathology and Immunology (lab of Wayne Yokoyama, MD, PhD), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 2014-2019 | Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology (Todd A. Fehniger, MD, PhD, mentor), Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 2019-2022 | Instructor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stem Cell Biology Section, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 2022-present | Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stem Cell Biology Section, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| Honors & Awards | |
| 2015 | NIH Loan Repayment Program, NHLBI, Clinical Research recipient (2 year) |
| 2016 | Hematopoietic Development and Malignancy Program Retreat, Best Abstract |
| 2017 | American Society of Hematology Abstract Achievement Award |
| 2017 | NIH Loan Repayment Program, NHLBI, Clinical Research recipient (2 year) |
| 2018 | Meeting of the Society of Natural Immunity, Travel Award for Best Abstract |
| 2022 | Clinical Research Training Center Citizenship Award |
| Professional Societies | |
| 2010-present | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| 2010-present | The American Association of Immunologists 2020, AAI Annual Meeting Session Moderator - Tumor Immunology |
| 2015-present | Society for Natural Immunity |
| 2017-present | American Society of Hematology 2020, ASH Abstract Reviewer - Immunotherapies |
| 2018-present | American Association for Cancer Research |
