Moss, Melissa A.

Department Chair/Professor

Professor Moss's research focuses on the problem of Alzheimer's disease.

Do you include students in your research?: Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-beta protein, protein aggregation, endothelial cells, blood-brain barrier
Institutional Focus Areas: Biomedical Sciences, Nanotechnology, Science and Engineering (Other)
Personal Focus Areas: protein aggregation, kinetics of protein aggregation, inhibition of protein aggregation, effect of protein aggregates on neuronal and vascular cells, blood-brain barrier function

Dates	Institution	Location	Degree	Field of Study
1995 - 2000	University of Kentucky	Lexington, KY	Doctoral	Chemical Engineering
1991 - 1995	University of Kentucky	Lexington, KY	Bachelor of Science	Chemical Engineering

Dates	Description	Institution/Entity
2000 - 2004	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
2004 - Present	Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina

Dates	Type	Description	Foundation/Entity
2007	Award	Excellence in Teaching Award	University of South Carolina Motar Board
2011	Award	Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award	University of South Carolina
2012	Award	Young Scientist Governor's Award for Excellence	SC Academy of Science
2015	Award	Ada B. Thomas Advisor Award	University of South Carolina
2021	Award	Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Awards	University of South Carolina

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