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McLaughlin, Kelly A.
Kelly A. McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology &
Biology Graduate Program Director
163 Packard Ave.; 120 Dana Hall
Medford, MA 02155
Office: (617) 627-4154
[email protected]
KELLY A. MCLAUGHLIN
email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
1996-2001
Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard Medical School, Department of Cell Biology, Boston, MA
1998
Developmental Biology Teaching Workshop
Darling Marine Center, University of Maine, Walpole, ME
1990-1996
Ph.D. Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
1986-1990
B.A. Biology (major)/Chemistry (minor)
Wheaton College, Norton, MA
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor
2007-present
Tufts University, Department of Biology, Medford, MA
appointment without limit of time
Research: Mechanisms used to create the embryonic organs
Organogenesis: Development, Regeneration, and Remodeling
Assistant Professor
2001-2007
Tufts University, Department of Biology, Medford, MA
Postdoctoral Fellow
1996-2001
Harvard Medical School, Department of Cell Biology, Boston, MA
P.I. Dr. Mark Mercola
Role of Notch signaling in Xenopus organogenesis
Graduate Student
1990-1996
Univ. of Massachusetts, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
P.I. Dr. Barbara Osborne
Identification of mechanisms involved in murine thymocyte apoptosis
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor
2007-present
Assistant Professor
2001-2007
Adjunct Faculty
fall 1998- 2001
Tufts University, Medford, MA
Courses Taught:
• Developmental Biology BIO103
• Cell Signaling: Life, Death, and Disease BIO182
• Experiments in Cell Biology BIO52
• Cells and Organisms BIO13L
• Molecular Nephrology BIO196; Eco-Development BIO196
• Science and the media: the fact behind the fiction (TAS)
• The Other Side of Science (workshop)
• Teaching Biology: Pedagogy and Practice BIO260
• Teaching in diverse settings – labs and lectures (GIFT)
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Principles of Developmental Biology (fall), Harvard Extension School
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TEACHING AWARDS
NRC/HHMI
National Academies Education Fellow in the Life Sciences
summer 2008
The National Academies/HHMI Summer Institutes on Undergraduate Education in
Biology sponsored by the HHMI and the National Academies.
Tufts University Undergraduate Initiative in Teaching Award (UNITE 2006)
spring 2006
Awarded to: “Junior full-time faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in
teaching & advising, concern for students’ academic and personal growth, and the
ability to convey a passion and enthusiasm for their field of study.”
Harvard College Certificate of Distinction in Teaching Award (Derek Bok Center)
spring 1998
Awarded to: “recipients that have achieved 4.5 or above on the CUE evaluation's 5point scale, with at least 7 respondents from a section.”
University of
Massachusetts
Excellence in Teaching Award, Teaching Assistant
spring 1991
Awarded to: “A graduate student Teaching Assistant that has improved
undergraduate education through mentoring and implementation of novel teaching
initiatives designed to enhance the classroom experience.”
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED
2009-2013
2008-2009
2006-2007
2003-2007
2003-2006
2000-2002
2000-2001
1997-2000
National Science Foundation, (BIO/IOS)
NRC/HHMI Summer Institute Fellowship
FRAC-Marshall Research Award, Tufts University, MA
American Heart Association (National) - Scientist Development Grant
American Heart Association (Northeast) - Scientist Development Grant
National Kidney Foundation Fellowship
Bunting Fellowship; Radcliffe for Advanced Study, Harvard University
National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health
REPRESENTATIVE HONORS AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES (2001-present)
March 2011
Feb. 2011
Oct. 2010
Sept. 2010
Sept. 2008
Nov. 2006
Oct. 2006
April 2006
April 2006
April 2005
March 2005
2005-pres.
Aug. 2004
May 2004
April 2003
March 2003
Dec. 2002
April 2002
Key Note Speaker Schulman lecture series, Wheaton College, MA
Invited participant, Biology Assessment Writing Workshop, Boston MA
IRACDA Conference Panelist, Tufts Med. School, Boston, MA
Invited speaker,13th International Xenopus Conference, Lake Louise, Canada
Invited speaker, NEBAALAS, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Invited speaker, American Heart Association, Cardiology conference, Chicago
Invited speaker, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Invited speaker, High Table Dinner Series, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Invited speaker, April Open House Tufts University, Medford, MA
Invited speaker and session organizer (co-chair), SDB Northeast meeting, MA
Invited speaker, Boston University Medical School, Boston, MA
Participant, Teachers as Scholars Program, hosted at Tufts University, Medford
Participant, Lexington High School METCO program, hosted at Tufts, Medford,
Invited speaker, Tufts Medical School, Boston, MA
Invited speaker, Grinnell College, Howard Hughes Program, Iowa, IA
Invited speaker, Forsyth Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Invited speaker, Waltham High School, Waltham, MA
Invited Key Note Speaker, Boston University, Pathways Program , Boston, MA
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2000-2002
April 2001
1998-present
McLaughlin, Kelly A.
Participant, Pathways Program, Boston University, MA
Invited Speaker, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Cambridge, MA
State High School Science Fair Judge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS in Refereed journals (Full articles) (*denotes undergraduate
author)
1) Caine, S.T. and McLaughlin, K.A. Restoration of functional pronephric proximal
tubules after mechanical renal damage in Xenopus laevis. (fall 2012 under
revision)
2) Lenkowski, J. R., Sanchez-Bravo, G.* and McLaughlin, K. A. (2010) Low
concentrations of atrazine, glyphosate, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), and
triadimefon exposures have diverse effects on Xenopus laevis organ
morphogenesis. J. Environ. Sci. 22 (9): 1305-8.
3) Lenkowski, J. R. and McLaughlin, K. A. (2010) Acute atrazine exposure disrupts
matrix metalloproteinases and retinoid signaling during organ morphogenesis in
Xenopus laevis Journal of Applied Toxicology. 30(6) 582-589. DOI: 10.1002/jat.1529
4) Blackiston, D.J., McLaughlin, K., and Levin, M. (2009) Bioelectric controls of cell
proliferation: Ion channels, membrane voltage, and the cell cycle. Cell Cycle. 8(21)
1-10. (Cover)
5) Miazga, C. and McLaughlin, K.A., (2009) Coordinating the timing of cardiac
precursor cell development during gastrulation: a new role for Notch signaling.
Developmental Biology. 333(2) 285–296.
6) Lenkowski, J., Reed, J.M., Deininger, L.*, and McLaughlin, K.A. (2008)
Perturbation of Organogenesis by the Herbicide Atrazine in the Amphibian
Xenopus laevis. Environmental Health Perspectives 116:223-230 (published online
Nov. 22, 2007).
7) Bracken, C., Mizeracka, K.*, and McLaughlin, K.A. (2008) Patterning the
embryonic kidney: BMP signaling mediates the differentiation of the pronephric
tubules and duct. Developmental Dynamics 237:132–144 (published online Dec.
10, 2007).
8) Contakos, S.P., Gaydos, C., Pfeil, E.C.*, and McLaughlin, K.A. (2005)
Subdividing the embryo: a role for Notch signaling during germ layer patterning in
Xenopus laevis. Developmental Biology 288(1):294-307.
9) Van Stry, M., McLaughlin, K.A., Ataliotis, P., and Symes, K. (2004) The
mitochondrial-apoptotic pathway is triggered in Xenopus mesoderm cells deprived
of PDGF receptor signaling during gastrulation. Developmental Biology 268(1):232242.
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10) Tonomura, N., McLaughlin, K.A., Grimm, L., Goldsby, R.A., and Osborne, B.A.
(2003) Glucocorticoid-induced Apoptosis of Thymocytes: Requirement of
Proteasome Dependent Mitochondrial Activity. Journal of Immunology
170(5):2469-2478.
11) Rones, M.S., Woda, J., Mercola, M., and McLaughlin, K.A. (2002) Isolation and
Characterization of Xenopus Hey-1: A Downstream Mediator of Notch Signaling.
Developmental Dynamics 225:554-560.
12) McLaughlin, K.A., Rones, M.S., and Mercola, M. (2000) Notch regulates cell fate
in the developing pronephros. Developmental Biology 227:567-580.
13) Rones, M.S., McLaughlin, K.A., Raffin, M., and Mercola, M. (2000) Serrate and
Notch specify cell fates in the heart field by suppressing cardiomyogenesis.
Development 127:3865-3876.
14) McLaughlin, K.A., Osborne, B.A., and Goldsby, R.A. (1996) The role of oxygen in
thymocyte apoptosis. European Journal of Immunology 26:1170-1175.
15) Osborne, B.A., Smith, S., McLaughlin, K.A., Grimm, L., Morgan, G., and Goldsby,
R.A. (1996) Genetic regulation of apoptosis in the mouse thymus. Mechanisms of
Lymphocyte Activation and Immune Regulation. Plenum press In Advances in
Experimental Medicine and Biology. Vol. 406:199-208.
16) McLaughlin, K.A., S.W. Smith, C.E. Milligan, W. Bielke, L.M. Schwartz, and B.A.
Osborne. (1995) The isolation and characterization of cell death genes. In:
Handbook of Experimental Immunology, Blackwell Scientific Press, Vol. 4; Ch.
126:1-14.
17) Osborne, B.A., Smith, S., McLaughlin, K.A., Grimm, L., and Schwartz, L. (1995)
Genes that regulate apoptosis in the mouse thymus. Journal of Cellular
Biochemistry 60:18-22.
18) Smith, S., McLaughlin, K.A., and Osborne, B.A. (1995) Molecular events in
thymocyte apoptosis death in the thymus. In: Current Topics in Microbiology and
Immunology. G. Kroemer and A. Martinez, editors, p. 147-162, Springer-Verlag.
19) Osborne, B.A., S.W. Smith, Z.-G Liu, K. McLaughlin, and L. M. Schwartz. (1995)
Transient transfection assays to examine the requirement of putative cell death
genes. In: Methods in Cell Biology: Cell Death, Vol. 46:99-106, Academic Press,
San Diego, CA.
20) Liu, Z.-G., Smith, S., McLaughlin, K.A., Schwartz, L., and Osborne, B.A. (1994)
Apoptotic signals delivered through the T-cell receptor of T-cell hybrid require the
immediate-early gene nur77. Nature 367:281-284.
21) Osborne, B.A., S.W. Smith, Z.-G. Liu, K. McLaughlin, L. Grimm, and L.M.
Schwartz. (1994) Identification of genes induced during apoptosis in T
lymphocytes. Immunological Reviews, Vol. 141:301-320.
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EXAMPLES OF PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS (2001-present) (* denotes undergraduate
author)
1) Caine, S.T. and McLaughlin, K.A. (2012) Elucidating the mechanism of proximal
tubule regeneration in the pronephros Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Developmental
Biology. 368 (1): 140.
2) Shoshoni Caine and Kelly A. McLaughlin. (2011) Characterizing the cellular
process of renal repair in the Xenopus laevis pronephric kidney. Developmental
Biology 356 (1): 220.
3) Shoshoni Caine and Kelly A. McLaughlin. (2010) The role of matrix
metalloproteinases in the repair of the Xenopus laevis pronephric kidney.
Developmental Biology. 344(1) 520.
4) Shoshoni Caine and Kelly A. McLaughlin. (2009) Restoration of the pronephric
kidney in Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Developmental Biology. 331(2) 488.
5) Patrick T. McMillen*, Carolyn M. Gaydos, Ellen S. Moore, Thuy Ivy Vo*, Kelly A.
McLaughlin (2007). Creating embryonic tissues: the role of bHLH genes during
the prepatterning of the mesoderm in Xenopus laevis. Developmental Biology.
306(1) 412.
6) Christina Bracken, Karolina Mizeracka*, and Kelly A. McLaughlin. (2006). BMP
signaling mediates proper formation of the pronephric kidney in Xenopus laevis.
Developmental Biology, 295(2):458.
7) Jenny Lenkowski and Kelly A. McLaughlin. (2005). The effects of the widely used
herbicide atrazine on early amphibian development. Developmental Biology
283(2):569.
8) Carolyn M. Gaydos and Kelly A. McLaughlin. (2005). A Role for Notch signaling
in mesoderm patterning of Xenopus laevis. Developmental Biology 283(2):422.
9) Karolina Mizeracka*, Stefan Wawersik, and Kelly A. McLaughlin. (2004). Role of
BMP signaling during the development of the embryonic kidney (pronephros).
Developmental Biology 271(2):623.
10) Emily C. Pfeil*, Stacey P. Coleman, and Kelly A. McLaughlin. (2004). Notch
signaling influences the early patterning of Xenopus laevis. Developmental Biology
271(2):619.
11) Melanie Van Stry, Kelly A. McLaughlin, and Karen Symes. (2003). Inhibition of
PDGF signaling results in apoptosis of mesoderm cells during gastrulation in
Xenopus laevis. Developmental Biology 259(2):463.
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12) Stacey Coleman and Kelly A. McLaughlin. (2003). Subdividing the embryo: A
role for Notch signaling. Developmental Biology 259(2):555.
13) Melanie Van Stry, Kelly A. McLaughlin, and Karen Symes. (2002). The role of
PDGF signaling during gastrulation in Xenopus laevis. Molecular Biology of the
Cell 13:531.
14) Kelly A. McLaughlin, Melissa S. Rones, and Mark Mercola. (2001). The Biology
of Becoming: Cell Fate Decisions During Embryonic Kidney Development.
Developmental Biology 235(2):151.
EXAMPLES OF PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES (2001-pres.) (* denotes
undergraduate)
1) Shoshoni Caine and Kelly A. McLaughlin. (2012). Elucidating the mechanism of
proximal tubule regeneration in the pronephros Xenopus laevis tadpoles.. Society
for Developmental Biology Annual conference. Montreal, Canada (presented by S.
Caine).
2) Kelly A. McLaughlin (2011). La Donne Heaton Schulman Science Lecture series,
Invited keynote speaker, named lecture series: The biology of becoming:
developmental decisions. Wheaton College, Norton, MA.
3) Kelly A. McLaughlin (2011). Curriculum Fellow & Preceptor Retreat, Talk title:
Science education, the good the bad the reality. Invited Key Note Speaker:
Harvard University, Cambridge MA.
4) Shoshoni Caine and Kelly A. McLaughlin. (2011) Characterizing the cellular
process of renal repair in the Xenopus laevis pronephric kidney. (Society for
Developmental Biology Annual conference. Chicago, IL (presented by S. Caine).
5) Shoshoni Caine and Kelly A. McLaughlin. (2010) The role of matrix
metalloproteinases in the repair of the Xenopus laevis pronephric kidney. Society
for Developmental Biology Annual conference. San Francisco, CA (presented by S.
Caine).
6) Shoshoni Caine and Kelly A. McLaughlin. (2009) Restoration of the pronephric
kidney in Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Society for Developmental Biology Annual
conference. San Francisco, CA (presented by S. Caine).
7) Kelly A. McLaughlin. Teaching Biology: Pedagogy and Practice (BIO260) update
(Feb. 2009) Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Summer Institute Midterm
meeting at HHMI Headquarters, MD.
8) Jenny R. Lenkowski and Kelly A. McLaughlin (2009) Disruption of tissue
morphogenesis in pesticide-exposed Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Society for
Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Conference. Boston, MA. (selected
talk by J. Lenkowski).
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9) Jenny R. Lenkowski and Kelly A. McLaughlin (2008) Atrazine exposure disrupts
tissue morphogenesis in a model amphibian system. Gordon Research
Conference on Environmental Endocrine Disruptors. Waterville Valley, NH.
(selected talk by J. Lenkowski).
10) Carolyn M. Gaydos and Kelly A. McLaughlin (2008) Notch signaling regulates
cell fate decisions during cardiac field formation in Xenopus laevis. Cardiac
Development and Regeneration Conference, Abcam Inc., Boston, MA (selected
talk by C. Gaydos).
11) Carolyn M. Gaydos and Kelly A. McLaughlin (2008) Notch Signaling Regulates
Cell Fate Decisions During Cardiac Field Formation in Xenopus laevis.
Developmental Biology Northeast Regional Meeting, Woods Hole, MA. (presented
by C. Gaydos).
12) Shoshoni T. Caine and Kelly A. McLaughlin (2008) Pronephric kidney repair &
regeneration in the amphibian Xenopus laevis. Developmental Biology Northeast
Regional Meeting, Woods Hole, MA. (selected talk presented by S. Caine).
13) Awarded best poster award: Patrick T. McMillen*, Carolyn M. Gaydos, Ellen S.
Moore, Thuy Ivy Vo*, Kelly A. McLaughlin (2007). Creating embryonic tissues:
the role of bHLH genes during the prepatterning of the mesoderm in Xenopus
laevis. Society for Developmental Biology International Meeting, Cancun Mexico
(presented by P. McMillen)
14) Christina M. Bracken and Kelly A. McLaughlin (2007) Patterning the embryonic
kidney: BMP signaling mediates differentiation of the pronephric tubules and duct
in X. laevis. Society for Developmental Biology Northeast Regional Meeting,
Woods Hole, MA. (presented by C. Bracken)
15) Jenny R. Lenkowski* and Kelly A. McLaughlin (2007). Teratogenic effects of a
common herbicide on organ morphogenesis in Xenopus laevis Society for
Developmental Biology Northeast Regional Meeting, Woods Hole, MA. (presented
by J. Lenkowski)
16) Patrick T. McMillen*, Carolyn M. Gaydos, Ellen S. Moore, Thuy Ivy Vo, Kelly A.
McLaughlin (2007). Towards an Understanding of the Role of bHLH Genes During
Pronephric Patterning in Xenopus laevis Society for Developmental Biology
Northeast Regional Meeting, Woods Hole, MA. (presented by P. McMillen*)
17) Multiple roles for Notch signaling during cardiogenesis. (2006). Ellen Moore,
Carolyn Gaydos, Patrick McMillen*, and Kelly A. McLaughlin. American Heart
Association Scientific Sessions Annual Cardiology Conference, Chicago, IL.
(presented by K. McLaughlin)
18) BMP signaling mediates proper formation of the pronephric kidney in Xenopus
laevis. (2006). Christina Bracken, Karolina Mizeracka*, and Kelly A. McLaughlin.
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Society for Developmental Biology National Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI. (presented by
C. Bracken)
19) The effects of an herbicide on early frog development. (2006). Jenny Lenkowski
and Kelly A. McLaughlin. Tufts University Research Days; Shining a Light on
Environmental Scholarship, Medford, MA. (presented by J. Lenkowski)
20) Deleterious effects of pesticides on non-target organisms. (2006). Jenny
Lenkowski and Kelly A. McLaughlin. Society for Developmental Biology Northeast
Regional Meeting, Woods Hole, MA. (presented by J. Lenkowski)
21) Awarded best poster award: A role for notch signaling during heart field
specification in Xenopus laevis. (2006). Carolyn Gaydos and Kelly A. McLaughlin.
Society for Developmental Biology Northeast Regional Meeting, Woods Hole, MA.
(presented by C. Gaydos)
22) The effects of the widely used herbicide atrazine on early amphibian development.
(2005). Jenny Lenkowski and Kelly A. McLaughlin. Society for Developmental
Biology National Meeting, San Francisco, CA. (presented by J. Lenkowski)
23) A role for notch signaling in mesoderm patterning of Xenopus laevis. (2005).
Carolyn M. Gaydos and Kelly A. McLaughlin. Society for Developmental Biology
National Meeting, San Francisco, CA. (presented by C. Gaydos)
24) Multiple roles for Notch signaling during formation of mesodermal organs. (2005).
Stacey Contakos, Carolyn Gaydos, Emily Pfeil* and Kelly A. McLaughlin. Society for
Developmental Biology Northeast Regional Meeting, Woods Hole, MA. (presented by K.
McLaughlin)
25) Notch-mediated formation of the mesoderm and endoderm germ layers. (2005).
Carolyn M. Gaydos, Stacey Contakos, Emily Pfeil*, and Kelly A. McLaughlin. Society
for Developmental Biology Northeast Regional Meeting, Woods Hole, MA. (presented
by C. Gaydos)
26) Awarded best poster award: Role of BMP signaling during the development of the
pronephros. (2005). Karolina Mizeracka* and Kelly A. McLaughlin. Society for
Developmental Biology Northeast Regional Meeting, Woods Hole, MA. (presented by K.
Mizeracka*)
27) Role of BMP signaling during the development of the embryonic kidney (pronephros).
(2004). Karolina Mizeracka*, Stefan Wawersik, and Kelly A. McLaughlin. Society for
Developmental Biology National Meeting, Calgary, Canada. (presented by K.
Mizeracka*)
28) Notch signaling influences the early patterning of Xenopus laevis. (2004). Emily C.
Pfeil*, Stacey P. Coleman and Kelly A. McLaughlin. Society for Developmental Biology
National Meeting, Calgary, Canada. (presented by E. Pfeil*)
29) Inhibition of PDGF signaling results in apoptosis of mesoderm cells during gastrulation
in Xenopus laevis. (2003). Melanie Van Stry, Kelly A. McLaughlin, and Karen Symes.
Society for Developmental Biology National Meeting, Boston, MA. (presented by M. Van
Stry)
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30) Subdividing the embryo: A role for Notch signaling. (2003). Stacey Coleman and Kelly
A. McLaughlin. Society for Developmental Biology National Meeting, Boston, MA.
(presented by S. Coleman)
31) Inhibition of PDGFR signaling results in apoptosis of mesoderm cells during
gastrulation in Xenopus laevis. (2003). Melanie Van Stry, Kelly A. McLaughlin, Paris
Ataliotis, and Karen Symes. Sloan-Ketterning Developmental Biological Inaugural
Symposium, New York, NY. (presented by M. Van Stry)
32) Inhibition of PDGF signaling results in apoptosis of mesoderm cells during gastrulation
in Xenopus laevis. (2003). Melanie Van Stry, Kelly A. McLaughlin, and Karen Symes.
Northeast Regional Meeting, Woods Hole, MA. (presented by M. Van Stry)
33) The role of PDGF signaling during gastrulation in Xenopus laevis. (2002). Melanie Van
Stry, Kelly A. McLaughlin, and Karen Symes. American Society for Cell Biology
Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. (presented by M. Van Stry)
34) The biology of becoming: Cell fate decisions during embryonic kidney development.
(2001). Kelly A. McLaughlin, Melissa S. Rones and Mark Mercola. Society for
Developmental Biology National Meeting, Seattle, WA. (presented by K. McLaughlin)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Society for Developmental Biology (SDB), member (1997-present )
Annual meeting participant, poster judge (Northeast regional /National)
National Kidney Foundation, member (2006-2007)
American Heart Association, member (2002-2007 and 2011-present)
CIVIC ACTIVITIES (SCIENCE EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS)
State Science Fair Judge (high school) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1998-present)
Teachers as Scholars Program (TAS); professional development program for K-12 teachers
(2005-present) a nonprofit, outreach organization designed to give K-12 teachers content-based
seminars led by University faculty to give educators an opportunity to discuss and reflect on
scholarly issues. Focus on the connection between research and education. Topic is entitled
“Science in the Media: the fact behind the fiction” topics include cloning and biotechnology.
Mentor/advise local high school students on science fair projects: Some of the public high
schools located near Boston do not have the resources or expertise to support their students’
science projects. Dr. McLaughlin (as well as members of her lab) mentor high school students
to successfully implement these activities by providing guidance and equipment not available to
them in their regular classrooms. (1998-present)
The Other Side of Science: This set of workshops is designed to help prepare participants
(undergraduate/graduate/postdoctoral) for “life after graduation”. Activities include: C.V. and
resume writing, interview skills, database searches, editing and writing, formal & informal
presentations (scientific and general audience), project budgets, website design, poster
presentations, reading primary literature effectively, requesting reagents (writing a good cover
letter), and scientific ethics. Participants include graduate, undergraduate students and
postdoctoral fellows working on research projects.
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