"As a biology major I performed research on the role of HPV in cervical cancer. That experience helped me land a summer fellowship at Harvard and a job at Washington University. Now I am looking forward to graduate school." - Sylvia Sarponmaah '07

Clarkson combines two distinctive strengths that benefit students: personalized teaching and high-powered research. Our faculty members are inspired explorers on the very frontiers of knowledge. They conduct world-class research in areas of vital importance — and involve undergraduates in the process. Opportunities for faculty-guided projects include:

• EEG studies of pain in the brain
• mechanisms of ion channels in the nervous system
• estrogen receptor structure and function
• cancer of human epithelia caused by papillomavirus
• bio-engineering of artificial skin
• biotech applications of neurotoxins from scorpions and cone snails
• development of the digestive system in zebrafish
• behavioral ecology and conservation biology
• role of trace metals in growth of Great Lake phytoplankton
• effect of particulate air pollution on human health

One of the exciting new interdisciplinary programs at Clarkson is Biomolecular Science which leads to career possibilities in areas such as genetic engineering, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medicine. Another program combines environmental engineering and biology in Environmental Science and Policy, an ideal course of study for students interested in solving important environmental problems such as using bacteria to clean up toxic waste. The Environmental Health Science Program allows students to develop expertise in the study of health hazards in our work and community environments.