Professor Clear just published research this month in the peer-reviewed journal Free Radial Biology and Medicine. This work is the result of a massive collaborative effort across three states (Indiana, Arkansas, Texas) and multiple institutions. The article title may look intimidating, but biochemistry majors have seen Coenzyme Q in the electron transport chain where it shuttles electrons in the inner mitochondrial membrane after they are dumped there by NADH or FADH2. And oxidation of H2S essentially means that hydrogen atoms are being removed and/or oxygen atoms are being added to change H2S into something else. Clear has bustling research group, especially this past summer where he mentored three students each supported by a different agency: SMART grant, LSAMP grant, and the Carolyn & Lawrence Garber Research Fellowship. If you are interested in research in organic chemistry, Clear is the one to talk to.
