Lewis School of Health & Life Sciences Newsletter: May 2023
Message From the Founding Dean
I’m pleased to share some updates to programs in the Lewis School. We have a new BS in Healthcare, as well as new accreditation for one of our ethics courses. And, of course, our faculty continue to make outsized research and scholarship contributions, a few of which we’ve highlighted below.
— Lennart Johns, Founding Dean of Health & Life Sciences
Deep Delving
Through a partnership with local R&D laboratory Ichor Life Sciences, two Clarkson research professors are delving deep into the development of novel molecular diagnostics technologies. Their article, “A Generalizable Nanopore Sensor for Highly Specific Protein Detection at Single-Molecule Precision,” was recently published in Nature Communications.
New Healthcare Degree
It’s official! The incoming Class of 2027 will have one more pathway leading to a world of opportunities. Our new Bachelor of Science in Healthcare offers students the flexibility to tailor a curriculum to focus on whatever facet of healthcare interests them, whether it be pre-clinical, business, data analytics, public health policy, research or bioethics.
Addressing a Need
Professor Emeritus of Physical Therapy Leslie Russek, a specialist on hypermobility spectrum disorders, saw a need for research into the cervical instability that may accompany such conditions. So she rolled up her sleeves, gathered an international group of experts and, with them, published an article of recommendations.
Excellence Noted
Quality matters. And for our Research Ethics course, it literally does. BIE555 Research Ethics I recently earned the Quality Matters Certification Mark, a designation given for excellence in online and blended course design quality. The course is part of an NIH-funded initiative to build research ethics capacity in the Caribbean basin.