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Sherief Eldeeb ’18 is a man of the mind

Sherief Eldeeb ’18 is fascinated by how the brain and the body function together like partners in a long-term relationship. Sometimes they get along perfectly well. But when they clash, he needs to know why. He spent a part of last summer at the University of Washington, helping conduct a study of the sleep patterns…
Wellness warrior: Dr. Stephanie Bailey ’72 crusades for effective public health

Stephanie Coursey Bailey ’72, M.D., insists she’s an introvert. It’s an odd admission for someone whose professional trajectory has required her to make bold decisions to improve health outcomes for the underserved and overwhelmed. But as you speak with Dr. Bailey, it’s clear that her introversion is not about a reluctance to be heard as…
Clark’s public health offerings go global

Beginning in fall 2015, Clark students could declare a new undergraduate concentration in public health, offered under the direction of David Thurlow, professor of chemistry, who at the time oversaw Clark’s pre-health advising program. The concentration recognizes the expanding role of public health in a globalized society. Since its introduction, enrollment in the public health concentration has…
Marmot lecture uncovers the social inequities of health

“It’s not only about poverty. It’s about inequality.” From that simple premise, Sir Michael Marmot, a world leader in studying health inequalities and social determinants of health, delivered an illuminating President’s Lecture on April 11. Roaming the stage in Jefferson 320, Marmot talked about the vast health differences among residents in cities like London, Glasgow, and…
Clark biology professor’s research highlighted in Nature News

Nature News recently highlighted research by Nathan Ahlgren, assistant professor of biology at Clark University, and his collaborators at the University of Southern California. The March 19 article, titled “Machine learning spots treasure trove of elusive viruses: Artificial intelligence could speed up metagenomic studies that look for species unknown to science,” focuses on research that Ahlgren began as a postdoctoral research…
$450,000 NIH grant funds Clark protein research

Professor Spratt and his research team of students aim to better understand biochemical roots of cancer, Ebola and other medical issues
Clark University takes pledge to become a ‘Healthy Campus’

Thanks to psychology/public health student Keegan Daugherty's initiative, University is first in the state to join national movement
$508,000 NSF award supports Professor Meyer’s research in evolutionary biology

Néva Meyer, assistant professor of biology at Clark University, remembers how she became interested in studying animal life at its beginning stages. She was an undergraduate student in molecular biology at Purdue University, with her eye on a career in cancer biology. Then she saw her first chicken embryo. “I fell in love with it. I love the…
A student-alumni connection at the cellular level

Colin Sterling Jr. ’18 interns with noted UCLA cancer researcher Dr. Richard Pietras ’69
Faculty mentorship, alumni connection — and a biotech job

Thanks to her Clark biology experience and a year of networking, Christie Joyce ’16, M.S. ’17, now works at a Boston area company founded by Clark alumnus Dr. Mark Tepper