Background
Melby, Melissa Kathleen was born on August 7, 1972 in Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Christopher and Carol Melby.
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Melissa Kathleen Melby
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Melissa Kathleen Melby, Japanese researcher. Achievements include research in sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic method using coulometric electrode array detection for measurement of phytoestrogens in dried blood spots; research in vasomotor symptom prevalence and language of menopause in Japan.
Education
Bachelor in Chemistry, Reed College, 1992. Postgraduate in natural science in chemistry, University Cambridge, England, 1993. Master of Philosophy in Geography, University Cambridge, England, 1995.
Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology, Emory University, 2000.
Career
Invited foreign researcher Kyoto (Japan) Prefectural University Medicine, 2001—2003, Environmental Research Center Tokyo University Agriculture, Setagaya, since 2003. Researcher Loma Linda Clinic, Koriyama, Japan, 2002—2003, Laboratory Public Health Nutrition and Epidemiology, Minato-ku, since 2003.
Achievements
Membership
Sex education volunteer, Koriyama, 2002—2003. Coordinator Tokyo Pregnancy Group, 2005. International leadership seminar ambassador Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation, Illinois, 1987.
Volunteer Democrats Abroad Japan, Tokyo, 2004. Member Women Helping Women, Kyoto, 2001—2002, volunteer, 2001—2002. Member of American Anthropology Association.
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Connections
Married Michael Griffin, 2005.
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Born
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Nationality
American
Education
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1992
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1993
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1995
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Career
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2001 - 2003
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2002 - 2003
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2003
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2003
Awards
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Recipient Senior Woman Recognition award, American Association of University Women and Reed College, 1992, National Research Service award, United States National Institutes of Health National Center Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2002-2005. British Marshall scholar, British Government, 1992-1994, Graduate fellow, United States National Science Foundation, 1994-1998, George W. Woodruff fellow, Emory University, 1998—2001, 2004.Recipient Senior Woman Recognition award, American Association of University Women and Reed College, 1992, National Research Service award, United States National Institutes of Health National Center Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2002-2005. British Marshall scholar, British Government, 1992-1994, Graduate fellow, United States National Science Foundation, 1994-1998, George W. Woodruff fellow, Emory University, 1998—2001, 2004.