Alexander Clark

Alexander Clark, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He works in the Cardiac Systems Biology Group led by Jeff Saucerman, focusing on computational modeling and stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes to study cardiac identity and arrhythmia mechanisms.

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University (2023)
• MA in Secondary Education, Relay Graduate School of Education (2016)
• BSc in Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia (2014)

His research combines multiomics-informed computational modeling, high-content imaging, and electrophysiological techniques to investigate gene regulatory networks in cardiomyocyte development and congenital heart defects. He also explores dietary supplements for preventing cardiovascular conditions.

Alexander's publications highlight his work in drug-induced arrhythmia mechanisms, cardiotoxicity screening, and single-cell phenotyping, with a focus on integrating in silico-in vitro approaches and resolving experimental artifacts in stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte recordings.

• American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (2025–2027)
• NIH Cardiovascular Training Grant Fellow (2023–2025)
• NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellow (2020–2023)

He contributes to translational research through grants like the Wallace H. Coulter Center Postdoctoral Scholar Grant (2024–2025) and is based in MR5 Room 2213/2207 at the University of Virginia.