#  Melissa Leger-Abraham 

Assistant Professor of Microbiology and of Pediatrics

 

 

 



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 email [melissa\_leger-abraham@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:melissa_leger-abraham@hms.harvard.edu) 

 laptop\_windows [Lab Website](https://leger-abraham-laboratory.com/) 

 laptop\_windows [Publications](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Melissa-Leger-Abraham) 

 

 



 

My laboratory uses methods in molecular and structural biology (X-ray crystallography, Cryo-electron microscopy, and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) to characterize the protein synthesis machinery of parasites, such as the ones causing Leishmaniasis and Malaria, that significantly burden public health. Our long-term goal is to harness this information to develop safe and effective antiparasitic drugs.



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Person Categories
    
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- ## Research Area
    
     [Microbiology/Microbiome/Antibiotics Discovery](/research-area/microbiologymicrobiomeantibiotics-discovery) [Protein function, modifications, and regulation](/research-area/protein-function-modifications-and-regulation) [RNA function and regulation](/research-area/rna-function-and-regulation) [Translation and ribosomes](/research-area/translation-and-ribosomes)