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Melanie Ernst is a 5th year graduate student in the Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology program studying ion channel folding in the lab of Dr. Janice Robertson in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics. As Vice President this year she aims to support the president and each chair in programming and to build a strong network for WiSTEM. In her free time, Melanie likes to swing-dance and listen to the fantastic St. Louis jazz bands.