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Melisa Benard Valle

Home Country

Mexico

Venoms of the Mussurana (Boiruna maculata) and Mexican Lyre Snake (Trimorphodon tau) and Resistance to Venom from Viperid and Elapid Snakes: Probing for Toxin Inhibitors for Drug Development

Program

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

Program Country

Mexico

Grant Activity Type

Research

Discipline

Biology

Specialization

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Academic Year

2022-2023

Dates

August 2022 - April 2023

Flex

Scholar type

Non-U.S. (Visiting) Scholar

Project Title

Venoms of the Mussurana (Boiruna maculata) and Mexican Lyre Snake (Trimorphodon tau) and Resistance to Venom from Viperid and Elapid Snakes: Probing for Toxin Inhibitors for Drug Development

Scholar Information

Grantee

Melisa Benard Valle

Institution

Instituto de Biotecnología, UNAM

Host Institutions

Institution

University of Northern Colorado

Faculty

Stephen Mackessy