Name: Dr. Keith McClung
Position: Associate Professor of Biology

What is your favorite aspect of Wartburg?
I enjoy being able to work with such talented students at Wartburg. They are outstanding young people who are concerned with the community around them.

Memorable Moments
One of many memorable experiences was a major breakthrough on my research project due to a student, Kasandra Riley. Kasandra had worked with me on an undergraduate research project, so I knew her well. She was presenting the results of her summer research at the Mayo Graduate School. The technique she had used in her project gave me a great idea for discovering the mechanism of how prohibitin (my pet gene) inhibited the growth of breast cancer cells. She continues to help me with this technology as a graduate student at Mayo. Students do teach the professors new tricks!

What does "be orange" mean to you?
To me it means showing college spirit and fulfilling the mission of the college as a professor.