{"id":2443,"date":"2023-05-17T18:15:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T18:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/?post_type=profiles&#038;p=2443"},"modified":"2023-08-04T20:10:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T20:10:17","slug":"melissa-guereca","status":"publish","type":"profiles","link":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/profiles\/melissa-guereca\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Guereca"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Guereca-Melissa.Sq-Headshot-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Guereca-Melissa.Sq-Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Guereca-Melissa.Sq-Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Guereca-Melissa.Sq-Headshot-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Guereca-Melissa.Sq-Headshot-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Guereca-Melissa.Sq-Headshot.jpg 1340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>MIT Department: <\/strong>Biological Engineering<br><strong>Faculty Mentor: <\/strong>Prof. Darell Irvine<br><strong>Research Supervisor: <\/strong>Parisa Yousefpour<br><strong>Undergraduate Institution: <\/strong>University of California, San Diego<br><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> San Lorenzo, California<br><strong>Website: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Biography<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Melissa G\u00fcereca is a fourth year at the University of California, San Diego, majoring in Microbiology. Her research has focused on investigating the formation of intersegmental chimeras in the Influenza A virus while recently venturing into the realm of RNA vaccines to explore new avenues to combat diseases. With a keen interest in pathogenesis, Melissa aims to pursue graduate school to further study host-pathogen interactions. Her commitment to understanding the intricate mechanisms behind infectious diseases is partly driven by her desire to help address health concerns related to viral infections. In addition to her scientific pursuits, Melissa recognizes the importance of fostering engagement between students and professionals. As she actively encourages conversations surrounding ethics in science and technology, Melissa aims to create a more inclusive environment within the scientific field. She ultimately aspires to promote access and retention of underrepresented students in scientific research as she continues her research journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3137,"template":"","profile_category":[21],"class_list":["post-2443","profiles","type-profiles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","profile_category-2023-interns"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles\/2443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profiles"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles\/2443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3138,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profiles\/2443\/revisions\/3138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"profile_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oge.mit.edu\/msrp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile_category?post=2443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}