Melody Duvall

Dr. Melody Duvall is Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School and Associate in Critical Care Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital. She holds an MD from Washington University and a PhD in Immunology from Oxford University, with residency and fellowship training at Boston Children's Hospital.

Her NIH-funded research examines immunologic mechanisms in lung inflammation, focusing on natural killer (NK) cell functions in viral bronchiolitis and specialized pro-resolving mediators in inflammation resolution. Current projects investigate NK cell immunophenotypes in severe RSV infection, lipid mediator pathways, and impaired resolution in asthma.

Recent publications characterize NK cell alterations in pediatric RSV, maresin signaling in viral inflammation, and inflammation resolution defects in asthma. She collaborates on translational studies of specialized pro-resolving mediators and immune dysregulation in respiratory diseases.

Dr. Duvall is a Scholar in the Pediatric Critical Care and Trauma Scientist Development Program and attends in the Medical-Surgical and Cardiac Intensive Care Units.