College of Science

Shaoni Dasgupta ’21 receives the Blue Ribbon Award

After earning her degree at Clemson University in 2021 in Biological Sciences and a minor in Genetics, she went on to continue her education at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dasgupta received a Blue Ribbon Award at this year’s Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Shaoni was recognized for her accepted abstracts and presented her research during the ACTS poster sessions. The Blue Ribbon Award honors TL1 trainees with outstanding poster submissions and is awarded to a select group whose work demonstrates excellence in translational science.
Congratulations, Shaoni!

Kristin Strange ’90 started her own direct primary care pediatric practice

Kristin K. (Burleson) Strange (B.S. Biological Sciences, 1990) served 28+ years in corporate pediatric medicine and started her own direct primary care pediatric practice called Thrive Pediatrics and Wellness . She would like to give thanks to Clemson University and the Sciences Department for getting her journey into medicine started.

Mitchel J Colebank ’16 is an assistant professor after completing a Ph.D.

After leaving Clemson, he completed a Ph.D. in Biomathematics (mathematics applied to biology) at North Carolina State University. Following this, he completed a postdoc at the University of California, Irvine in Biomedical Engineering. He is now back in South Carolina as an assistant professor of mathematics, pursuing research related to the development of “digital twins” of the human cardiovascular system, as well as the use of healthcare data with modeling and simulation to build precision medicine platforms.

Claudia Heinsohn ’84, M ’89 awarded for lifetime achievements

Claudia Heinsohn has been honored with one of this year’s PCT (Pest Control Technology) Syngenta Crown Leadership Awards for lifetime and career contributions to and achievements in the Pest Management Industry. This award will be presented at the annual National Pest Management Association’s (PestWorld) Convention to be held in Denver, Colorado, on October 23.