Melissa Pergande (she/her)
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Title Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Email mpergand@bu.edu
- Education Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Illinois Chicago
M.S., Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
B.S., Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The Pergande Lab utilizes mass spectrometry-based multiomic approaches to identify molecular changes in disease to better understand and improve human health. Specifically, we aim to better understand how glial cells (i.e., astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia) are involved and mediate disease pathology in neurodegenerative diseases. Using a systems-level approach, we combine chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, and bioinformatics approaches to identify potential therapeutic targets in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders.
- Research Areas
- Biochemistry, Chemical Biology & Biophysics and Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience
- Affiliation
- Chemistry and Faculty