Daniel D. Clark
dan @ ucsd . edu
Division of Biological Sciences
Neurobiology Section Graduate Program
349 Leichtag Biomedical Research Building Bay C
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive #0674
La Jolla, CA 92093-0674
Lab Phone: (858) 534-1762
Lab Fax: (858) 534-1438
Cell:

Education

Research

    (For more details, see: Research)

  • UCSD
    • Laboratory of Pamela L. Mellon: Ph.D. thesis work on the role of the circadian clock in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal reproductive axis.
  • Burnham
    • Laboratory of Evan Y. Snyder: Pre-graduate school work on the efficacy of neural stem cell transplantation in treating a mouse model of Sandhoff disease.
  • UCLA
    • Laboratory of Chris Colwell: Undergraduate work on the roles of PACAP and VIP on circadian rhythm parameters in knockout mouse models of each.

Teaching

    (For more information, see: Teaching)

  • UCSD
    • 2009: BIPN 150, Diseases of the Nervous System. Primary instructor: Sam Pfaff
    • 2008: BIPN 150, Diseases of the Nervous System. Primary instructor: Sam Pfaff
    • 2007: BIMM 101, Recombinant DNA Techniques. Primary instructor: Mandy Butler
  • Cosmos
    • 2009: Cluster 8, The Molecular Biology Revolution. Primary instructor: Mandy Butler
  • Academic Connections
    • 2007: Cutting Edge Biology (High School Course). Primary instructor: Dan Clark
    • 2006: Cutting Edge Science (High School Course). Primary instructor: Tom Denkenberger
  • Mad Science
    • 2007: After School Science Program (Grades K-6)

Employment

    (For more information, see: Employment)

  • UCSD 2005-present
    • Ph.D. student work including thesis research and extensive teaching experience.
  • Burnham 2002-2005
    • Pre-graduate school employment as animal husbandry technician and research technician.
  • UCLA 2001-2002
    • Undergraduate research experience, as well as employment in the UCLA Biomedical Library (Library Assistant IV).

Awards

Certifications and Accreditations

  • UCSD Safety, Radiation, Animal Use courses completed.
  • Burnham Safety, Radiation, ALAC courses completed.

Professional Memberships

Committee Service

  • 2008-Present: UCSD Biomedical Library Advisory Committee
  • 2007: Division of Biological Sciences Recruitment Committee
  • 2006: Division of Biological Sciences Recruitment Committee

Professional Qualifications

  • Research methods including molecular biological techniques (including Western blot, PCR, RT-qPCR, and cloning), cell culture, immunocytochemistry, radioimmunoassay, animal work (from colony maintenance through fixative perfusion and histology prep).

  • Teaching experience from primary grades through high school programs through undergraduate courses.

  • Extensive experience with the Microsoft Office suite of software programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Endnote, Ensembl, UCSC Genome browser, and all of the NCBI online databases, including EntrezGene, OMIM, Pubmed, etc. Familiarity with PHP/HTML, CSS, Genespring, Clustal, R, etc.

Publications