Dr. Robert Melamede

B.A., Anatomy/Physiology, Herbert H. Lehman College, 1969; M.S., Biochemistry, Herbert H. Lehman College, 1972; Ph.D.,Biochemistry, City University of New York, 1980; Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Biology, UCCS, 2001-present.

Research Interests: Free Radicals: oxidative lesions in DNA and their repair; monoclonal antibodies to lesions in the DNA and to base excision repair enzymes; effect of cannabinoids on the aging process; chaos and open system thermodynamics as a model for living systems.

Advisor for: General biology, microbiology

Contact: rmelamed@uccs.edu

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