Background
Melendez, Roy Daniel was born on May 14, 1948 in Carora, Venezuela. Son of Catalino and Pura Maria Melendez.
Melendez, Roy Daniel was born on May 14, 1948 in Carora, Venezuela. Son of Catalino and Pura Maria Melendez.
Bachelor of Science, Liceo Egidio Montesinos, Carora, Venezuela, 1964. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University Centroccidental, Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 1970. Master of Science, Kansas State University, 1977.
Co-director joint science agreement, U. Centroccidental-University of Illinois, Urbana, 1980-1983; head department public health, U. Centroccidental, 1982-1984; head department parasitology, U. Centroccidental, since 1990.
General secretary Asociacion Venezolana para el Avance de la Ciencia, Barquisimeto, 1981-1984. Member American Society Tropical Veterinary Medicine, American Society Parasitologists, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Celeste Ana Altuve, March 25, 1972 (divorced August 1990). 1 child; married Leilany Rangel, February 15, 1995.