ESP Biography
MARGRETH MPOSSI, Stanford Undergrad majoring in Biology.
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Major: Biology College/Employer: Stanford Year of Graduation: 2015 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Biology is a critical discipline -regardless of what we do, we ultimately want to know its implications on the biology, because it's important. I am interested in a lot of things, e.g. math, chemistry and computer science, and I have enjoyed learning how all these things can be applied in understanding biological problems. Structural biology is my most recent area of interest. Structure is a key factor in determining function of biological molecules. My current research project is on using NMR spectroscopy to deduce polynucleotide structures (RNA and DNA complexes) and nucleic acid-protein interactions. Contrary to my introduction to NMR from a chem lab course - a seemingly boring technique with no practical applications whatsoever, I can show you how NMR can be used to answer some real questions; using chemistry to solve biological problems. :) Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)B3200: Topics in Structural Biology in Splash! Fall 2013 (Nov. 02 - 03, 2013)
It's interesting how biological molecules work together in beautifully
complex systems such as cellular processes and even whole organisms.
Turns out structure and chemistry completely define behaviour of biomolecules!
In this class we will go over how scientists figure out the composition,
structure and specific chemical properties of biomolecules(e.g. proteins
and RNA) while maintaining native and relevant states (i.e. physiological
conditions). We will also talk about how function is affected by structure,
and structure by chemical environment and composition. Also, why all
of this is crucial to biology.
B2977: Structural Biology-NMR spectroscopy in Splash! Spring 2013 (Apr. 13 - 14, 2013)
Using NMR spectra to deduce secondary and tertiary structure of polynucleotides (RNA and DNA)
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