Alumnae Newsmakers (page 16)
Laine Goudy 鈥�18 Explores CRISPR Technology to Tackle the Coronavirus
We know a few things for sure about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19: It had likely been hiding in animals for decades prior to the current human pandemic, the course of the disease and the prognosis vary widely among individuals, and it鈥檚 incredibly difficult to destroy.
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Katherine Lawrence 鈥�05 Focuses on Women and Families during Pandemic
Katherine Lawrence 鈥�05 is a lawyer at North Shore Law in Vancouver, British Columbia, focusing on estate and family law. Amid shelter-in-place orders that span the North American continent, she shares how in her practice of family law, specifically issues of domestic violence within family law, she has adapted to meet the needs of the most vulnerable.
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Fighting COVID-19 from Within: Cameron Statton 鈥�16 Studies the Body鈥檚 Immune Response to the Coronavirus
As the coronavirus continues to spread in many US states, scientists the world over are feverishly searching for new ways to test, track, and treat patients with COVID-19. Cameron Statton 鈥�16 is among those at the vanguard of these developing technologies, serving as the program manager for the Antigen Map Project within Microsoft Health聽NExT.
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In the Media: State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 Advocates for Bill to Examine Tax Breaks, Los Angeles Times Reports
The Los Angeles Times reported that California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 is sponsoring a bill, SB 956, to assess tax expenditures鈥攃ommonly known as “loopholes”鈥攖hat are costly to the state treasury. If passed, the bill would authorize an economic research team to examine tax credits, exemptions, and exclusions to determine whether the expenditures are beneficial to the state.
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Camille Frazier ’09 Wins Clarkson University’s Outstanding New Teacher Award
Camille Frazier ’09 received the 2020 Outstanding New Teacher Award from Clarkson University, where she joined the faculty as an assistant professor of anthropology in 2018. The award recognizes excellence in curricular development, student engagement, and classroom creativity within a faculty member’s first four years at the university.
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Medical Student Amira Athanasios 鈥�15 Focuses on Health of Body and Mind Amid COVID-19
The preservation of physical health has been at the forefront of news coverage and public health organization advisories. However, these discussions can often overlook a vital component of wellness: a concern for mental health, especially among healthcare workers.
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Stephanie Jimenez ’12 Reads at Long Island City Reading Series, Featured on LitHub
Stephanie Jimenez ’12 was featured on LitHub for her participation in February’s Long Island City Reading Series, which highlighted writers from Queens, New York. Jimenez’s debut novel, They Could Have Named Her Anything, was published in 2019.
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Commitment to Community: Priscilla Wang 鈥�17鈥檚 Campaign to Keep Medical Workers and Patients Safe
Just as so many things do these days, it began with a post on social media. Priscilla Wang 鈥�17鈥檚 former 61传媒roommate had posted a link to GoFundMe, the online fundraising tool, for an organization called PPE 2 NYC.
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In the Media: Scripps鈥� Contribution to Collaborative CRISPR-Chip Research Supports Real-Time COVID-19 Detection, Mail Tribune Reports
61传媒 was part of the development of devices that can detect COVID-19 in real time,聽the聽Mail Tribune聽reported. The devices test聽the human genome on a graphene chip, or CRISPR-Chip.
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In the Media: New York Times Remembers Idelle Weber 鈥�54
The New York Times remembered painter, collagist, and sculptor Idelle Weber 鈥�54, who passed away on March 23 in Los Angeles. Weber was one of the few women artists involved in the Pop Art movement.
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