JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025

Health care providers answer the call

Tigers on Call, an annual event for students planning a career in health care, will celebrate its 10th anniversary on April 3-4. Dean Cynthia Y. Young discusses the event and how health care providers can help students who want to follow in their footsteps. To learn more about Tigers on Call and to register to participate, go here.

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The Dr. Gary Spitzer Endowed Distinguished Professor in Genomics uses AI to support disease research

Aaron Masino isn’t a researcher pursuing a cure or new treatment for a rare disease. He doesn’t conduct or set up clinical trials. But his research supports those who do. It also advances Clemson University’s commitment to improving human health.

Read about Masino and his research

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From garnet and black to Clemson and the ocean blue

Ashley Gambrell defied family tradition when she chose to attend Clemson University to study veterinarian science. After a summer internship during which she decided she did not want to become a veterinarian, a winding path led her to biology and marine research.

Some black holes have buddies, too

Every galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center, much like every egg has a yolk. But sometimes, hens lay eggs with two yolks. Similarly, Clemson University astrophysicists who study supermassive black holes expect to find binary systems — two supermassive black holes orbiting each other. But those aren’t as easy to find as cracking open an egg. Find out how these binary pairs are detected.

Dr. Phyllis MacGilvray ’96

Dr. Phyllis MacGilvray said becoming a physician was a natural career choice for her. Now, she is dean of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville and the first medical school dean in the country who is board-certified in lifestyle medicine, which focuses on using evidence-based lifestyle intervention to prevent, treat and reverse chronic diseases.

Read about Phyllis

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Study finds potential new target for treatment of chronic skin disease

Shahid Mukhtar, a professor in the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, and a team of researchers at Clemson used an innovative multiomics approach to identify key immune mechanisms in a chronic and debilitating inflammatory skin condition. The discovery offers a promising target for future treatments.

Clemson teams sweep SC Quantathon, win trip to international competition

Several teams of Clemson students competed in the first-ever SC Quantathon and brought home wins in all categories, including the grand prize, a trip to Abu Dhabi in April to compete in an international hackathon.

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Experience Clemson on the Coast

Join the Clemson Alumni Association at Clemson on the Coast from January 31 to February 1. This is a weekend experience that invites you to enjoy the melding of Clemson University and the city of Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston is a natural extension of Clemson University’s campus, and this weekend is about more than experiencing Charleston; it’s also about connecting with Clemson University. Don’t miss out.