Melissa Morales joined the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Binghamton University as a research assistant professor in September 2017. Prior to joining the department, Morales was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at Wake Forest School of Medicine, where she studied the neurophysiological changes that occur following chronic alcohol use in a rat model of dependence. Her current research (funded by Cure JM) focuses on understanding the contribution of type 1 interferons on muscle weakness and fatigue in a rare neuromuscular disease, Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM). Additionally, Morales is working on a JDM urine biomarker discovery project that is funded by the Myositis Association.
Melissa Morales
Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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