Melissa is a fourth-year medical student at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She received her undergraduate degree from Macalester College, where she studied Biochemistry. She is currently serving as Executive Chair of Medical Students for a Sustainable Future (MS4SF), a national network of health professions students passionate about climate change. In medical school, Melissa is co-Chair of her school’s MS4SF chapter and a member of the Sustainability Committee on Student Council. She has worked to improve access to composting for medical students and has led efforts to incorporate content on climate and health into the preclinical curriculum. Her research is focused on the impact of prenatal heat exposure on pregnancy outcomes and child neurodevelopment.
Melissa Blum
