Meredith Woodward King
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Graduate student seeks to unfold mysteries of Alzheimer’s, diabetes
Most people don’t lump together Alzheimer’s disease and Type 2 diabetes, but the two degenerative diseases share a common trait at the molecular level: the presence of misfolded proteins that aggregate and form amyloids. Because Alzheimer’s and Type 2 diabetes, when added together, affect almost 30 million Americans, scientists are interested in understanding more about the misfolding of…
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Amiel Jaggernauth ’18 climbs the spiralian staircase to a biotech career
After graduating from high school in Fishers, Indiana, Amiel Jaggernauth ’18 headed to a large state university in New England to study neuroscience. The first day of class, he learned that a lead professor in the program was leaving — and taking his funding with him. Jaggernauth was disappointed, but instead of wallowing in self-pity,…
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Through chemistry, graduate student seeks to curb drug-resistant MRSA infections
Hospitals, schools and sports facilities all watch for signs of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacteria that resists many antibiotics. Although MRSA infection rates dropped 31 percent between 2005 and 2011, it still kills more than 11,000 Americans per year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. At Clark University, Michael Reardon (pictured), a doctoral candidate in chemistry, conducts…
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In Spratt Lab, students learn ‘science is not a race, it’s a journey’
With eye on medical breakthroughs, professor teaches undergraduates the ropes of biochemical research
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Graduate research takes aim at deadly diseases
A doctoral candidate in biochemistry and molecular biology, Yaya Wang spends hours each day conducting research experiments at Clark University. She’s a steady, calm presence in a laboratory bustling with undergraduate students, working alongside Donald Spratt, Carl J. and Anna Carlson Endowed Chair and assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry in the Gustaf H. Carlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.…
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Professor’s research inches toward understanding superconductors
Over the past few years, the world has experienced a severe shortage of helium, a by product of natural gas extraction. And although vast amounts of helium recently were discovered in Tanzania, helium is still a finite resource on Earth. For that reason, helium is expensive. Most people might not worry about paying more for the helium gas…
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Alumni lawyers hold court at ClarkCONNECT event
Clark University alumni working in a range of legal professions returned to campus on Nov. 16 to share their expertise and advice with students eyeing careers in the law. The event was the second for ClarkCONNECT, which matches students with alumni, faculty, parents and outside partners for career mentorship opportunities. The debut event for Biology and…
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ClarkCONNECT debuts with panels on environmental science, biotechnology
“This has the potential to be big — really big.” So announced John Baker, professor of biology, as he helped kick off the Nov. 3 event for ClarkCONNECT, the new Clark University initiative that matches students with alumni, faculty, parents and outside partners for career mentorship and professional networking. ClarkCONNECT communities are being formed this year in…
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Student uses the power of math and chemistry to understand biology
How working in a lab at Clark has taught Rachel Orlomoski '17 to persevere
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‘Grammar’ lessons: Faculty-student team decoding language of the genome
As a high school student in Milton, Massachusetts, Luke Nourie took a class in biotechnology and thought, “Wow, I love this. This is what I want to do.” He could see himself pursuing a college degree tied to the field, which drives the booming economy of the Bay State and provides over 63,000 jobs. After reading about…