She has formal training and experience in a broad range of biomedical fields including molecular biology/biochemistry, basic medicine, public health, epidemiology, microbiology and immunology. Her Ph.D. was in Biomedical Sciences, earned from the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in conjunction with M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Dr Clement's recent research focuses on the application of genomic technology in studying cellular and molecular responses in altered environments such as reduced gravity, radiation and toxic material exposures.