Dr. Johan Melendez (Ph.D. Chemistry ’16) newest Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Johan H. Melendez (PhD, Chemistry 2016) has been promoted to Assistant Professor of Medicine in Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His research combines clinical, behavioral, microbiological, genomic, and molecular strategies to conduct epidemiological, basic, and translational research aimed at decreasing morbidity caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs), especially STIs caused by antimicrobial-resistant pathogens.