LEoPARD has presented its research in poster format at a national meeting, the 2024 Canadian Society for Chemistry annual meeting. This is an updated and revamped version of the work that was presented at the institutional meeting, the 2023 Saint Michael's College Academic Symposium. This is an exciting accomplishment, marking the first national meeting at … Continue reading LEoPARD presents its research on a national stage
LEoPARD featured in Saint Michael’s College Magazine, Fall 2023/Winter 2024 issue
LEoPARD's summer 2023 research students were recently featured in the Fall 2023/Winter 2024 issue of the Saint Michael's College Magazine, among the News Highlights of page 7. The news highlight is an abridged version of the wonderful story penned by Mark Tarnacki in June 2023. Thanks to the magazine editor, contributing writers, magazine advisory board, … Continue reading LEoPARD featured in Saint Michael’s College Magazine, Fall 2023/Winter 2024 issue
Conroy, Hearn, Macdonald featured in Saint Michael’s College story focusing on LEoPARD, Athletics nods
Jack Conroy (Dorchester, MA; rising Biology senior), Jamie Hearn (Charlotte, NC; rising Biochemistry sophomore), and Jack Macdonald (Baraboo, WI; rising Biochemistry junior) were recently spotlighted in a stunning front-page Saint Michael's College news story, written by staff writer Mark Tarnacki. You can read the story here. In the story, Tarnacki explores the reasons why these … Continue reading Conroy, Hearn, Macdonald featured in Saint Michael’s College story focusing on LEoPARD, Athletics nods
Conroy, Hearn, Macdonald named in roundup of Saint Michael’s College summer researchers
A recent story on the Saint Michael's College website has featured a number of summer undergraduate researchers and their mentors -- including Jack Conroy, Jamie Hearn, and Jack Macdonald. You can read the story here. Jamie Hearn, of Charlotte, NC, is a rising second-year student (sophomore) majoring in Biochemistry. She joined LEoPARD in the Spring … Continue reading Conroy, Hearn, Macdonald named in roundup of Saint Michael’s College summer researchers
Macdonald, Simonson present undergraduate research poster at Academic Symposium
On April 29th, LEoPARD's research students Jack Macdonald and Sebastian Simonson attended the 2023 Saint Michael's College Academic Symposium -- and presented a poster entitled "Modulation of alkaline phosphatase activity by vanilloids: a quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) study." The poster represented a portion of the undergraduate research in which Macdonald and Simonson have been engaged … Continue reading Macdonald, Simonson present undergraduate research poster at Academic Symposium
LEoPARD awarded Faculty Development Committee-Expense Defrayment Grant by Saint Michael’s College
The Laboratory for Evaluation of Pharmacological Agents in Remediation of Disease (LEoPARD) at Saint Michael’s College is honoured to announce that it has received a $2,500 Faculty Development Committee-Expense Defrayment Grant (at full request/maximal value of the award) from the Dean of the Faculty at the College. The successfully-funded proposal is entitled “Development of an early-warning diagnostic … Continue reading LEoPARD awarded Faculty Development Committee-Expense Defrayment Grant by Saint Michael’s College
LEoPARD awarded internal grant from Vermont Biomedical Research Network
LEoPARD has been awarded an internal grant at maximum value — a full request of $2,000 — by the Vermont Biomedical Research Network (VBRN). Funds received from the grant application — entitled “Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) study of commercially-available capsaicin, capsaicinoids, capsinoids, and their biosynthetic intermediates: enzymatic and cellular approaches” — is added to a previous … Continue reading LEoPARD awarded internal grant from Vermont Biomedical Research Network
LEoPARD awarded startup supplement funds from Vermont Biomedical Research Network
LEoPARD has been awarded a startup supplement grant at maximum value -- a full request of $10,000 -- by the Vermont Biomedical Research Network (VBRN). Funds received from the grant application -- entitled “Characterizing capsaicinoid and capsinoid mechanisms of insulin sensitization” -- will be added to a startup package already committed by Saint Michael's College. … Continue reading LEoPARD awarded startup supplement funds from Vermont Biomedical Research Network
Our review article “Catechin and other catechol-containing secondary metabolites” is now live at PharmaNutrition
Our recently-accepted review article, “Catechin and other catechol-containing secondary metabolites: Bacterial biotransformation and regulation of carbohydrate metabolism” is now live at PharmaNutrition. The review explores the ubiquity of catechol moieties in endogenous signaling molecules as well as dietary phytochemicals, their prospective biotransformation by gut microbiota and other microorganisms, and the roles that various catechols play … Continue reading Our review article “Catechin and other catechol-containing secondary metabolites” is now live at PharmaNutrition
Laboratory for Evaluation of Pharmacological Agents in Remediation of Disease (LEoPARD) 