Kathleen Howard

Kathleen Howard is a Professor of Physical Chemistry at Swarthmore College, specializing in biophysical chemistry and magnetic resonance spectroscopy. She holds the Edward Hicks Magill Professorship in Mathematics & Natural Sciences and operates the Howard Lab within the Chemistry and Biochemistry department.

Education:

• A.B. in Chemistry, Princeton University
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, Yale University
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

Her research focuses on membrane-bound protein dynamics, particularly the influenza A M2 protein, using EPR and NMR spectroscopy. Publications highlight structural characterization, cholesterol interactions, and functional implications of protein domains.

Scientific Awards & Funding:

• NSF-CAREER grant
• NIH funding
• Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
• Merck/AAAS USRP
• HHMI support

Lab members include undergraduate researchers (asterisked in publications) and alumni. The lab is located in Science Center 283, named after biochemist Maxine Frank Singer (Swarthmore Class of 1952).