# Melissa Merkel Curatorial Assistant Malacology ![a person smiling at the camera, with a pond and foliage background](/sites/g/files/omnuum6431/files/styles/hwp_4_5__320x400/public/2025-01/Melissa_Merkel.jpg?itok=A5PLeAro) location\_on Museum of Comparative Zoology smartphone [(617) 495-2468]() email