Dr. Melanie McReynolds
Dr. Melanie R. McReynolds is a Professor and HHMI Hanna H. Gray Faculty Fellow at the Pennsylvania State University, where her research focuses on the intersection of metabolic decline and aging. Melanie holds a B.S. degree in Chemistry and Physics from Alcorn State University. She participated in the NIH funded Alcorn State to Penn State Bridges to the Doctorate Program where she obtained her M.S. degree in Biological Sciences.Dr. McReynolds completed her Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology at the Pennsylvania State University. Melanie was recognized as a Rising Star on the Cell Press list of Top 100 Inspiring Black Scientists in America during her postdoctoral tenure at Princeton University and aims to inspire the next generation of scientists to trust that all things will work together. Melanie is currently establishing her independent research group, where her lab will shed light on metabolic aging and disease. She returned to Penn State as the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Early Career Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Honors and Awards
- Inaugural Intersections Science Fellow, 2021
- University of Utah Rising Stars in Metabolism, 2021
- HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program; 2018
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Research Enrichment Program; 2018
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (F32) – Declined; 2018
- University Student Way Paver Award—Council College of Multicultural Leaders (CCML), Penn State University; 2017
- FASEB MARC Travel Award- Postdoctoral Preparation Institute Workshop; 2016
- ASBMB 2016 Best Thematic Poster Award- Metabolism, Disease and Drug Design; 2016
- St. Jude National Graduate Student Symposium (NGSS)—Invited/Selected Participant; 2016
- ASBMB MAC Travel Award- Experimental Biology meeting; 2016
- FASEB MARC Travel Award- FASEB Grant Writing Seminar & Responsible Conduct of Research Workshop; 2015
- FASEB MARC Program Poster/Oral Presentation Travel Award- GSA: 20th International C. elegans meeting; 2015
- Alfred P. Sloan MPHD Scholar, Penn State University; 2014
- Bunton-Waller Fellowship, Penn State University; 2012