Clare Williams is a current undergraduate student at Duke University, where she is pursuing a B.S. in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Global Health. She has served on the Los Angeles Health Commission since 2021 and was a co-author of the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Annual Health Commission Reports, primarily focused on reporting for COVID-19 and the Healthy Living section.
At Duke University, Clare conducts research in the Coyne Laboratory where she examines the US28 and UL138 genes connected to latency in Human cytomegalovirus through infection of trophoblast organoids derived from the human placenta. She is also a lead writer for Duke’s Medical Ethics Journal, which advocates for ethical education in pre-medical coursework and the promotion of a humanistic model of medical care, and a clinical volunteer at Healthcare in Action San Fernando Valley.
CLARE WILLIAMS
Research Associate