Education
Mello attended Fairfax High School (Fairfax, Virginia). He took all of the science courses offered except advanced physics. Mello liked his earth science, chemistry teachers and especially his biology teacher, Randy Scott.
After receiving his high school diploma, Mello attended Brown University. Mello pursued biochemistry and molecular biology as his major at Brown. Some of his teachers at Brown were Frank Rothman, Ken Miller, Peter Shank, Susan Gerbi and Nelson Fausto. He received his Sc.B. from Brown University in 1982.
After completing his studies at Brown, Mello went to Boulder, Colorado for graduate studies. He took courses in molecular, cellular and developmental biology. Some of his instructors were David Hirsh, Dick McIntosh, Mike Yarus, Larry Gold, and Bill Wood. Mello joined David's lab in 1982. David's lab was filled with people, such as Dan Stinchcomb (who introduced Mello to the practice of molecular biology), who would prove to be important in Mello's future training.
During his first year in Boulder, David Hirsh decided to take a position in industry. Because of this, Mello moved to Harvard University where he could continue his research with Dan Stinchcomb, who was starting up an independent lab there.
Mello enjoyed his time at Harvard. He worked on the project and worked long hours in the lab. He took advantage of opportunities to attend lectures on a wide range of subjects. He completed his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1990. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the laboratory of Dr. James Priess.
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