Valeria Melendez Hebib, M.S.
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Valeria Melendez Hebib, M.S.
Graduate Student
Positions
- Graduate Student
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Pediatrics-Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine
Addresses
- Children's Nutrition Research Center (Lab)
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1100 Bates Ave
Houston, TX 77030
United States
- Children's Nutrition Research Center (Office)
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1100 Bates Ave
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Education
- BS from University of Puerto Rico
- 12/2018 - Humacao, Puerto Rico
- Biology
- MS from University of Illinois Chicago
- 06/2020 - Chicago, Illinois United States
- Medical Biotechnology
Professional Interests
- Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), Intestinal microbiome, Preterm birth, Maternal passive immunity, Human breast milk, Animal models
Professional Statement
I am currently a 3rd year graduate student in the laboratories of Dr. Douglas Burrin and Dr. Robert Britton. My work is mostly focused on studying how maternal milk components impact the infant's risk of developing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) with the ultimate goal of developing ways to protect infants from this devastating disease.Selected Publications
- Per Torp Sangild, Caitlin Vonderohe, Valeria Melendez Hebib, and Douglas G. Burrin "Potential Benefits of Bovine Colostrum in Pediatric Nutrition and Health." Nutrients. 2021 Jul 26;13(8):2551. Pubmed PMID: 34444709
- Vonderohe C, Stoll B, Guthrie G, Melendez Hebib V, Dawson G, Burrin DG "Increased Circulating Cortisol After Vaginal Birth Is Associated With Increased FGF19 Secretion in Neonatal Pigs.." Endocrinology. 2022; Pubmed PMID: 36367732
- Melendez V, Turner C, Khatri V, Davis J, Chauhan N, Nagalati Sudhakar DS, Cabullos R, Carter D, Gray SA, Kalyanasundaram R. ". Pre-clinical Development of a Vaccine for human Lymphatic Filariasis.." Front. trop. dis.. 2022;
Memberships
- American Society for Microbiology
- Co-Secretary (05/2021)
- GSBS Graduate Student Council
- Junior Lead Digital Media Committee (08/2022 - 08/2024)
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