Angela R. Melton-Celsa

Dr. Angela R. Melton-Celsa is a faculty member at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in Bethesda, MD, affiliated with the School of Medicine and Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Her research focuses on bacterial toxins, biofilm biology, and their roles in disease pathogenesis.

• Education: BS in Biology from Loyola Marymount University, Ph.D. in Microbiology from Virginia Commonwealth University

Research interests include the study of Shiga toxins (Stx), their implications in diagnostics and therapeutics, biofilm mechanisms, and virulence factors in bacterial, viral, and parasitic diseases. Her publications highlight toxin classification, host-pathogen interactions, and preclinical development of anti-Stx antibodies.

A review of her 10 most recent articles (2014-2016) reveals expertise in

• Shiga toxin subtypes (Stx1a, Stx2a, Stx2d)
• Escherichia coli pathogenicity
• Toxin pharmacokinetics
• Antibody-based protection strategies
• Foodborne disease models
• Plasmid-virulence associations

Her work has direct applications in infectious disease prevention and therapeutic antibody development.