Dawn Ward (chemist)
Dawn N. Ward, Ph.D. is a synthetic organic chemist and chemical educator at Stevenson University.[1]
Background and Career[]
Ward grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from Woodlawn High School. After receiving her BA in chemistry from Lincoln University, she worked in multiple chemical industry positions and was a public schoolteacher. Ward returned to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County for her Ph.D. in 2003, receiving it in 2009.[2] Ward 's research group at Stevenson researches potent Heterocyclic amine-based Helicase inhibitors of Hepatitis C.[3]
Community Work and Volunteering[]
Ward works to promote racial diversity in STEM fields through the Ingenuity Project. She is on the Board of Advisors for the Foundation.[4]
Awards and Honors[]
- Meyerhoff Graduate Fellow, 2009[2]
References[]
- ^ "Dr. Dawn Ward – Ingenuity Project". www.ingenuityproject.org. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ^ a b "Dawn Ward, Ph.D. - IMSD Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program - UMBC". meyerhoffgrad.umbc.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ^ Ward, Dawn N.; Talley, Daniel C.; Tavag, Mrinalini; Menji, Samrawit; Schaughency, Paul; Baier, Andrea; Smith, Paul J. (2014-01-15). "UK-1 and structural analogs are potent inhibitors of hepatitis C virus replication". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 24 (2): 609–612. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.12.012. ISSN 0960-894X. PMC 6136245.
- ^ "Board of Advisors". Black Girls Dive Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
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