Dr. Melissa Chee

About me

Dr. Melissa Chee is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. She earned her PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, and following her doctoral studies, she pursued postdoctoral research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. Using slice electrophysiology and neuropharmacological approaches, her research focuses on identifying novel drug targets to control appetite and body weight. This work is invaluable to improving our understanding of maladaptations in the development of obesity.