Alexey Melnik

Alexey Melnik, MS

Alexey V. Melnik received his BS and MS degrees in Analytical chemistry from Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia with an emphasis on Mass Spectrometry. Under the guidance of Professor Larisa Sokolova he focused on characterization and identification of plant isolated bioactive compounds. His research concentrates on integrating of mass spectrometry and microbial sequencing data to answer important biological questions of host-host and host-microbe interaction. He is interested in understanding of microbiome involvement in human health and disease.