Melissa Wong
Melissa Wong is an American biologist known for her work describing cell fusion, the cancer stem cell niche, and early detection strategies. She currently holds appointments at Oregon Health & Science University in the Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology and co-leads the Knight Cancer Institute's Cancer Biology program. Education and career 
Wong received her bachelor's degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the University of Colorado Boulder. She completed her graduate training in molecular pathobiology at Wake Forest University under the supervision of Paul Dawson. She joined the laboratory of renowned microbiologist Jeffrey I. Gordon at Washington University in St. Louis for her post-doctoral work. In 2001, she accepted a joint faculty position at Oregon Health & Science University in the departments of Dermatology and Cell and Developmental Biology. Her lab is located in the Knight Cancer Research building. References

External links 

https://ohsu.pure.elsevier.com/en/persons/melissa-wong

Living people
American women biologists
University of Colorado Boulder alumni
Wake Forest University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Washington University in St. Louis fellows
Oregon Health & Science University faculty