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 Pilot Award through Vermont Biomedical Research Network
The Laboratory for Evaluation of Pharmacological Agents in Remediation of Disease (LEoPARD) at Saint Michael's College is proud to announce that it has received a $25,000 Pilot Award (at full request/maximal value of the award) through the Vermont Biomedical Research Network (VBRN). The successfully-funded proposal is entitled "Investigating reversal of insulin resistance in HepG2 cells … Continue reading LEoPARD awarded Pilot Award through Vermont Biomedical Research Network
Hearn, Macdonald earn Trustee Scholar summer fellowships
The Laboratory for Evaluation of Pharmacological Agents in Remediation of Disease (LEoPARD) is ecstatic to announce that two of our current research students -- Jamie Hearn and Jack Macdonald -- have been awarded Trustee Scholar summer fellowships by the Office of the Vice-President of Academic Affairs at Saint Michael's College. The fellowships enable and fund … Continue reading Hearn, Macdonald earn Trustee Scholar summer fellowships
LEoPARD is Real World Ready
We are thrilled and honoured to announce that as of August 1st, 2021, LEoPARD has found a new home at Spring Hill College, with Chris accepting a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Biochemistry therein. Spring Hill College is a small, highly-selective liberal arts college, deeply rooted in the Jesuit tradition, of ~1,300 students, located … Continue reading LEoPARD is Real World Ready
LEoPARD students present at the 2021 Colorado Mesa University Student Showcase
On Friday, April 30th, our hard-working research students seized upon the opportunity to present not one, but two posters at the 2021 Colorado Mesa University Student Showcase. The venue allowed for these bright young researchers to show off the promising results of the many sacrifices they have made over the past one or two semesters. … Continue reading LEoPARD students present at the 2021 Colorado Mesa University Student Showcase
Laboratory for Evaluation of Pharmacological Agents in Remediation of Disease (LEoPARD) 