Dr. Laura MacDonald writes on a whiteboard.

Eager to Educate

Laura MacDonald [Dip.D.Hyg./81, M.Ed./87, PhD/21] was recently in a videoconference with students from the bachelor of science in dental hygiene program. When the learners finished their presentation, MacDonald, who was working from home, gave them a standing ovation at her dining room table.

A student sits at a computer using tongs that have a wireless mouse attached.

Game On

At the start of his four-decade career in physical therapy and neuroscience research, Tony Szturm [PhD/88] looked to his past for inspiration.

A researcher working in a microbiology lab.

Advancing Antimicrobials

What Dr. Kangmin Duan studies is microscopic, but the problem he’s working on is colossal. The microbiologist researches how bacteria cause infectious diseases and become resistant to antimicrobial (antibiotic) drugs.

A researcher looking at a microcentrifuge.

In the Genes

When Dr. Abdullah Al Maruf’s mother passed away at 65, she was taking more than 15 medications for diabetes, gout, anxiety and high blood pressure. Some of the drugs didn’t seem to be effective, and others caused side effects.