New Faculty Welcome to WashU

Dr. Melida Castelblanco joins the Department of Medicine

Melida Castelblanco, PhD

Dr. Melida Castelblanco joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research as an Instructor as of September 2026.

A biologist by training, she completed a Master’s in Applied Microbiology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona before earning her PhD in Health from the University of Lleida in Spain, where she received the Extraordinary Doctorate Award.