By Arum Han Professor Kendra Marcus joined the Amherst College faculty as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry this semester. She is currently teaching biochemistry (CHEM 331) and specializes in researching proteins through the lens of evolutionary and structural biology. The Amherst STEM Network had the opportunity to interview Professor Marcus about her work. What inspired…
Hi! My name is Sara Omer, and I am a rising senior majoring in Biochemistry! I am here to tell you a little about my research internship at The Rockefeller University this summer! Regarding research, I tend to gravitate towards genetics as an interest. I’ve always been interested in studying genetics but only found out…
The Protein Society presents the Carl Brändén Award to an outstanding protein scientist who demonstrates dedication to service and education. Professor Sheila Jaswal received this year’s award for pioneering Being Human in STEM (HSTEM) at Amherst in addition to her research on protein structure and dynamics. I had a lovely discussion with Dr. J about…
Currently, there are 96 candidate vaccines for COVID-19, with 27 candidate vaccines in stage 3 clinical trials. So far,13 vaccines have been authorized across multiple countries, and as of May 10th, 3 vaccines have been authorized and recommended for use in the United States: Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson. Differing in how they provide immunity…
Joanna Idrovo ‘23, SURF Carter Lab; How does the nucleosome core particle form?…
Esi Obeng ‘22, SURF O’Hara Lab; Exploring Chaperone Activity Through Alpha-B Crystallin…
Lynn Fu ‘22, SURF Carter Lab – Histone Wrapping: How does a nucleosome core particle form?…
Danny Jeong ‘23, SURF O’Hara Lab; Molecular Library of Estrogen Receptor Ligands…
Hi! This last post is about the last three weeks of my time as an Amherst College SURF researcher and, as such, it will be a long one, so be sure to read ‘til the end! Since my last post, I have finished my Illustrator and Igor training and have now moved onto performing research…
Updated: Jul 15, 2020 Hi everyone! It’s been an entire month since my initial blog post, and today marks the start of the final week of the SURF program. Much has happened in the past five weeks, and I hope I can share some updates on the lab’s research and document my own personal progress during…