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Dr. Melissa Green Parker

Claflin University

About

Dr. Melissa C. Green Parker, valedictorian of Claflin University, became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology from the Indiana University School of Medicine. She is a scientific advisor in the NIH Office of Disease Prevention and has held leadership roles at NHLBI, the Department of Defense, and UNCF Special Programs.

Accomplishments

  • NIH Office of Disease Prevention scientific advisor; leadership of Prevention SIGs and Pathways to Prevention.
  • Prior program leadership at NHLBI, DoD, and UNCF Special Programs Corporation.
  • Claflin valedictorian; first African American Ph.D. in IU’s biochemistry and molecular biology department. Inducted in 2023 in Science.

Year of award

2023

Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Science.