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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.