Melissa Csikari

Program Manager, BioInteractive.Melissa joined HHMI BioInteractive in 2015 and now focuses on learning design and assessment for undergraduate introductory biology courses. She is an educator with 20 years of experience in the high school and community college settings and has a BS and MS in Biology. She is currently a doctoral student at Johns Hopkins University in the School of Education, examining the role of introductory biology faculty in student persistence in STEM. Before teaching, Melissa managed a research lab in the cardiology department at the University of Pittsburgh.