Dr. Daniel Clark
Education
Ph.D.
Contact Information
Email: danielclark9@weber.edu
Phone: 801-626-6948
Office Location: Tracy Hall Science Center (TY) Room 450F
asesoramiento académico
hablo español
Teaching Philosophy & Focus
Combine face-to-face teaching with inquiry and projects, with technology-driven formative assessments.
Courses Taught
MICR 1153 - Public Health: Sex, travel, food, & drugs
MICR 2054 - Principles of Microbiology
MICR 2054L - Principles of Microbiology lab
MICR 3203 - The Immune System in Health & Disease
MICR 3254 - Immunology
MICR 3305 - Medical Microbiology lab
MICR 3403L - Tropical Diseases lab
MICR 3603 - Advanced Microbiology for the Health Professions
Research Areas of Interest
Dr. Clark studies the pathogenesis, interactions, and treatments of various microbes (MRSA, Salmonella, the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri, malaria, herpes simplex virus) using microbiology and cell culture techniques with bioinformatics.
Specific Projects
MRSA/bacteriophage: determine the ability of phage to penetrate biofilms and act synergistically with antibiotics against MRSA
Salmonella ID'ing: finding Salmonella in local waterways and identifying the specific serovar by sequencing their CRISPR loci to inform outbreak tracking
Naegleria drug susceptibility: treating the brain-eating amoeba with novel drugs and measuring how well they survive and kill human cells in culture
CRISPR deletion of viral receptors: deleting viral receptors for herpes simplex virus 1 and enterovirus 71, then challenge the edited cells with virus to evaluate receptor usage
Codon bias: a bioinformatics project comparing codon usage in parasites compared to their hosts (malaria in mosquitoes and humans)
Advisor & Office Hrs
New Major Advisor
Dr. Matthew Domek
Dr. Michele Culumber
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Mailing Address
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College of Science
1415 Edvalson St., Dept. 2506
Ogden, UT 84408-2506
