Krystle McLaughlin

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Krystle McLaughlin
Alma materColgate University
University of Rochester
Scientific career
InstitutionsLehigh University
Vassar College
Thesis Structural and Thermodynamic Analysis of Protein-Nucleic Acid Interactions
Websitehttp://www.krystlejmclaughlin.com/

Krystle McLaughlin is a Caribbean-American structural biophysicist. She is an assistant professor of chemistry at Vassar College.

Early life and education[edit]

McLaughlin grew up in Tobago, where she met Joan and Jay Mandle, professors at Colgate University, who encouraged her to apply.[1] She studied physics at Colgate University, graduating in 2006.[1] She was the only woman of colour in her graduating physics class.[1] At Colgate University she was a leader of the Society of Physics Students.[2] She has since returned to Colgate University, to speak at their annual SophoMORE Connections event, introducing undergraduate students to alumni.[3] In 2006 she joined Clara Kielkopf's laboratory at the University of Rochester.[4] She was awarded the University of Rochester William F. Neuman and George Metzger Awards.[5] During her graduate studies she was a guest lecturer at Hampton University.[6] Her thesis used X-ray crystallography to study thermodynamic and structural basis for protein-nucleic acid interactions, and she successfully defended it in 2011.[7]

Research and career[edit]

McLaughlin joined University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a postdoctoral researcher, funded by a Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research and Education (SPIRE) fellowship.[8] She characterised proteins responsible for the transfer of antibiotic resistance and virulence in bacterial cells, as well as teaching the biology program.[8] She was appointed a professor of practice at Lehigh University, where she started the PA DNA Day, a now annual celebration of DNA and genetics.[9][10] At Lehigh University she developed innovative ways to teach undergraduates how to interpret crystallography.[11] She uses lysozyme to teach students about molecular modelling and crystallisation.[7] She has campaigned for a Synchrotron light source in South Africa.[12]

She joined Vassar College in 2017 as an assistant professor in chemistry.[13][14] Here her lab focus on the spread of antibiotic resistance, the gut microbiome and biochemistry of mycobacteriophages.[15][16]

She takes part in science outreach activities.[17] McLaughlin is the 2018 chair of the American Institute of Physics Liaison Committee on Underrepresented Minorities.[18] She was elected to the American Crystallographic Association communication committees.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Krystle McLaughlin '06 fights disease with crystals". The Colgate Scene. 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  2. ^ "Krystle McLaughlin". Society of Physics Students. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  3. ^ "Career Services – SophoMORE Connections". www.colgate.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  4. ^ "Lab Alumni – Personnel – Kielkopf Lab – University of Rochester Medical Center". www.urmc.rochester.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  5. ^ "The University of Rochester Celebrates Faculty and Student Honors 2012–13" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  6. ^ "Courses Taught – Krystle J. McLaughlin PhD". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  7. ^ a b "Lysozyme, Models and the PDB: Helping Undergraduates Explore Structure". RCSB PDB. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  8. ^ a b "Krystle McLaughlin – SPIRE Community". spire.unc.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  9. ^ "Lehigh University – DNA Day Pennsylvania". www.lehigh.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  10. ^ "NC DNA Day » Collaboration". ncdnaday.org. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  11. ^ McLaughlin, Krystle J. (2017-05-09). "Understanding Structure: A Computer-Based Macromolecular Biochemistry Lab Activity". Journal of Chemical Education. 94 (7): 903–906. Bibcode:2017JChEd..94..903M. doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00464. ISSN 0021-9584.
  12. ^ "'If you build it, scientists will come'". 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  13. ^ "Krystle McLaughlin – Faculty – Vassar College". www.vassar.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  14. ^ "Biography – Krystle J. McLaughlin PhD". www.krystlejmclaughlin.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  15. ^ "McLaughlin Lab | Vassar". pages.vassar.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  16. ^ "Acumen" (PDF). Lehigh University. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  17. ^ UCA SPS (2014-04-15), Google Hangout w/ Dr. Krystle McLaughlin, retrieved 2018-05-16
  18. ^ "Member Society Liaison Committees". 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  19. ^ "American Crystallographic Association – Election Results". www.amercrystalassn.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
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