Patricia L. Clark is the O'Hara Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame, where she is also a Concurrent Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Her laboratory uses a broad range of biophysical, genetic and other tools to investigate the effects of protein folding from one end to the other (such as during translation), versus all-at-once (as in the test tube). As the leader of an NIH-funded research network comprised of eight laboratories, she coordinates a multi-disciplinary investigation into the effects of translation rate on protein biogenesis. She has received multiple awards throughout her career, including an NSF CAREER Award, the Michael & Kate Bárány Award from the Biophysical Society, and the Joyce Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching from Notre Dame.