Dawn Ward (chemist) explained

Dawn N. Ward
Fields:	Chemistry
Workplaces:	Stevenson University
Education:	University of Maryland, Baltimore County (PhD, 2003) Lincoln University (BA, 1995)

Dawn N. Ward is an American synthetic organic chemist and associate professor in chemistry at Stevenson University.^{[1] [2]}

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.^[3] Ward 's research group at Stevenson researches potent Heterocyclic amine-based Helicase inhibitors of Hepatitis C.^[4]

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 Black Girls Dive Foundation.^[5]

Awards and honors

• Meyerhoff Graduate Fellow, 2009

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr. Dawn Ward – Ingenuity Project. 2020-07-17. www.ingenuityproject.org. en-US.
2. Web site: Dawn Ward: Fine School of the Sciences Faculty. 2022-02-28.
3. Web site: Dawn Ward, Ph.D. - IMSD Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program - UMBC. 2020-07-17. meyerhoffgrad.umbc.edu.
4. 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. en. 24. 2. 609–612. 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.12.012. 0960-894X. 6136245.
5. Web site: Board of Advisors. 2020-07-17. Black Girls Dive Foundation, Inc. en-US.