<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2023-10-faculty-spotlight-assistant-professor-melanie-balbach .aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero>true</homehero><pubDate>10/23/2023</pubDate><title>Faculty Spotlight: Assistant Professor Melanie Balbach </title><description>Get to know Assistant Professor Melanie Balbach who joined MSU in August 2023. The Balbach Lab will explore key biochemical questions related to reproductive physiology and sperm metabolism--research with breakthrough applications for our  understanding infertility and potential male contraceptives.</description><highlights/><author/><hero-image><img src="/_assets/images/hero/BMB2.JPG" alt="BMB sign as seen from BPS Gardens"/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2023/2023-melanie-balbach.jpg" alt="Assistant Professor Melanie Balbach"/></image></item>