Menelaos "Mel" Symeonides
Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
PRONOUNS he/him
318 Stafford Hall
95 Carrigan Drive
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- Ph.D., Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Vermont
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Translational Global Infection Diseases (TGIR)
Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE)
Areas of expertise
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) – cell-to-cell transmission, latency, and pathogenesis Placental biology – syncytins and trophoblast cell fusion Adaptive immune response to Rotavirus in infants – single-cell RNAseq, flow cytometry Fluorescence microscopy – widefield and light sheet.
BIO
PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Vermont, 2015 (Advisor: Dr. Markus Thali) Postdoctoral research: PIs – Dr. Markus Thali (2016-2021) and Dr. Benjamin Lee (2020-2021) Faculty Scientist, UVM MMG (2021-2024) Assistant Professor and TGIR COBRE Junior Faculty since April 2024
Courses
- MMG2060: Introduction to Biomedical Research Methods (3 credits, every Spring)
Publications
Bio
PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Vermont, 2015 (Advisor: Dr. Markus Thali) Postdoctoral research: PIs – Dr. Markus Thali (2016-2021) and Dr. Benjamin Lee (2020-2021) Faculty Scientist, UVM MMG (2021-2024) Assistant Professor and TGIR COBRE Junior Faculty since April 2024
Courses
- MMG2060: Introduction to Biomedical Research Methods (3 credits, every Spring)
Publications
Our Lab Team
Madison Tatarian, Microbiology Senior
Eve Brzoza, Biochemistry Senior
Christen Frandina, Microbiology Junior (Honors College)
Sophia Witkin, Microbiology Junior (Honors College)
Emelia Wacker, Biochemistry First Year
Ky Smith, Molecular Genetics First Year (Honors College)