Heather A. Clark

 

Professor

Department of Bioengineering 
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Director

Institute for Chemical Imaging of Living Systems

Education

Ph.D., 1999 Analytical Chemistry, University of Michigan

Thesis Title: “Optical PEBBLE Nanosensors for Chemical Analysis inside Single Living Cells”
Research directed by Prof. Raoul Kopelman

B.S., 1994 Chemistry, University of Michigan
Research directed by Prof. Arthur Ashe III

Research Experience

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Group
Principal Member of the Technical Staff

University of Connecticut Health Center, Center for Biomedical Imaging Technology
Postdoctoral Fellow, Research directed by Prof. Les Loew

 

Research
Publications

Lab Members

PhD Students

Nicole Langlois

Nicole Langlois

PhD Student

Chemistry/Northeastern University

Mireia Perera Gonzalez

Mireia Perera Gonzalez

PhD Student

Bioengineering/Northeastern University

Kristine Ma

Kristine Ma

PhD Student

Bioengineering/Northeastern University

Kevin Bardon

Kevin Bardon

PhD Student

Bioengineering/Northeastern University

Nick Mircovic

Nick Mircovic

PhD Student

Bioengineering/Northeastern University

Alumni

  • Donna Yang, Biomedical Engineering/The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Postdoc
  • Julia Walker, Pharmaceuticals and Chemical Engineering/Monash University, Postdoc
  • Hyewon Seo, Chemistry/Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Postdoc
  • Isen Calderon, Chemistry/University of Arizona, Postdoc
  • Junfei Xia, Biomedical Engineering/Florida State University, Postdoc
  • Guoxin Rong, Bioengineering/Boston University, Postdoc
  • Eric Kim, Neurobiology/University of Auckland, Postdoc
  • Namik Akkilic, Biophysics/Leiden University, Postdoc, currently postdoc at AstraZeneca
  • Ali Sahari, Biomedical Engineering/Virginia Tech-Wake Forest, Postdoc, currently Scientist at Thermo Scientific, CT
  • Christian Belger, Chemistry/University of Stuttgart, Postdoc, currently Scientist at Axalta Coating Systems, Germany
  • Chris Skipwith, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics/UPenn, Postdoc, Ford Fellow, currently Assistant Professor at Bentley University
  • Kevin Cash, Chemical Engineering/UCSB, Postdoc, NIH fellow, currently Assistant Professor at Colorado School of Mines
  • Tim Ruckh, Mechanical Engineering/CSU, Postdoc, NIH fellow, currently at AstraZeneca
  • Kelvin Billingsley, Organic Chemistry/MIT, Postdoc, currently Assistant Professor at Cal State San Francisco
  • Marie Tupaj, Biomedical Engineering/Tufts, Postdoc
  • Ryan Walsh, Biochemistry/Carleton University, Postdoc
  • Evangelista Hondroulis, Chemistry/Florida International Univ, Postdoc, currently Postdoc for Tania Konry, NEU
  • Wenjun Di, Pharmaceutical Sciences/NEU, PhD student
  • Erin Tuttle, Chemistry/NEU, PhD student
  • Ashlyn Neal Reilly, Bioengineering/NEU, PhD student
  • Yi Luo, Pharmaceutical Sciences/NEU, PhD student, currently at 10x Genomics
  • Jennifer Morales, Bioengineering/NEU, PhD, NSF graduate Fellow
  • Daniel Bobo, MD/PhD student/Monash University (Australia), visiting student
  • Kate Balaconis, Bioengineering/NEU, PhD, currently Scientist at PROFUSA
  • Matthew Dubach, Bioengineering/NEU, PhD, currently K99/R00 postdoc for Ralph Weissleder, MGH
  • Lena Tran, Pharmaceutical Sciences/NEU, PharmD, currently Clinical pharmacist
  • Jenny Lam, Pharmacy, PharmD/NEU, Graduated 2014
  • Krupa Bhatt, Pharmacy, PharmD/NEU, Graduated 2015
  • Maria Zhou, Pharmacy, PharmD/NEU, Graduated 2015
  • Kimhouy Tong, Pharmacy, PharmD/NEU
  • Themio Papdapolous, Pharmacy/NEU, PharmD
  • Ben Sirulnik, Chemistry/Carlton College, Postbacc
  • Yen-chun Huang, Bioengineering/NEU, MS student
  • Olivia Hale, Bioengineering/NEU, MS student
  • Shicheng Yang, Pharmaceutical Sciences/NEU, MS student
  • Mary Nauffal, Pharmaceutical Sciences/NEU, MS, Graduated 2015, currently clinical resident at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
  • Ying Yu, Pharmaceutical Sciences/NEU, MS, Graduated 2017
  • Xinting Hu, Pharmaceutical Sciences/NEU, MS, Graduated 2016
  • Chris Kakidas, Pharmaceutical Sciences/NEU, MS, Graduated 4/2013
  • Ankeeta Mehta, Pharmaceutical Sciences/NEU, MS, Graduated 8/2012
  • Shayak Samaddar, Pharmaceutical Sciences/NEU, MS, Graduated 4/2013
  • Prerna Nepali, Pharmaceutical Sciences/NEU, MS, Graduated 4/2012
  • Christina Schall, Regulatory/NEU, MS, Graduated 4/2013
  • Dan Harjes, Mech E/MIT (Draper), MS, Graduated 2004
  • Hannah Yun, Materials/MIT (Draper), MEng, Graduated 2005
  • Anya Ghai, Biology/NEU, BS student
  • Eliot Friedenthal, Biology/NEU, BS student
  • Sarah Beatty, Bioengineering/NEU, BS student
  • Michael Fialkoff, Bioengineering/NEU, BS student
  • Libby Isaacson, Biochemistry/NEU, BS student
  • Alissa Buskermolen, Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands), visiting student
  • Abrahim ElSeht, Neurobiology/NEU, BS student
  • Patrick Sandford, Bioengineering/NEU, BS student
  • Nick Preiss, Biochemistry/NEU, BS, currently PhD student at Dartmouth
  • Hannah Kim, Biology/NEU, BS
  • Ramzi Yamusah, Biology/NEU, BS
  • Ainsley Clark, Lexington High School student

The Clark Lab
Arizona State University
School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
ASU Engineering Center, Tempe, AZ 85281