Biochemistry

The medical condition Chronic Pancreatitis (CP) is an inflammatory disease causing irreversible structural changes to the pancreas, resulting in permanent impairments to the exocrine and endocrine functions of the pancreas (Thomas and Bishop 2007:440). CP main effect to nutritional status is severe weight loss due to malabsorption and patients are at nutritional risk (Mirtallo et al. 2012) of malnutrition and have difficulty with their appetite and maintaining weight. CP can also lead to the…

My decision to pursue anesthesiology as a career arose from careful introspection of my strengths and weaknesses. During the preclinical years I found myself enjoying the study of physiology, pharmacology and biochemistry–the topics that are the bread and butter of anesthesiology. The clinical clerkships–especially the internal medicine and surgery clerkships– helped solidify the type of medicine I wanted to practice: to be able to develop meaningful relationships with patients, to be able to…

Fischeri are Gram negative, motile rods. One of the key features that can be found in the species Vibrio Fischeri is its bioluminescence. This bioluminescence comes from one of the products of a reaction catalysed by the enzyme luciferase (see biochemistry and metabolism). Vibrio Fischeri are easy to grow and they display chemotaxic behaviour. It is best to grow Vibrio Fischeri at 28 degrees Celsius. (DeLoney-Marino CR, 2013) Vibrio Fischeri is a heterotroph and has the ability to be anaerobic…

Reading journal articles for my classes, I was fascinated by the challenges and problem-solving process of research in general. Since Cooper Union has limited resources for research as a small engineering college, I was delighted to learn of this opportunity. With such passion in research, I was able to have an independent study course in school with one of the biological engineering professors and researched the DNA synthesis process. As a member of an International Genetically Engineered…

titrate, and V2 was equal to volume of weak acid used. M2 or the concentration of weak acid, was calculated for each of the three trials. Beyond this experiment, the concepts of pKa, Ka, and pH are utilized in the disciplines of chemistry and biochemistry, specifically in the food industry. Weak acids can have antimicrobial properties when protonated, making them useful in the preservation of acidic foods. The charge of proteins and carbohydrates is dependent on pH, meaning that weak acids play…

1. Nature of Work (What you do): From what I have learned pharmacists do several things. One they fulfill prescription requests that physicians give to their patients. Two, by fulfilling the prescriptions they are distributing drugs/medicine that is not over the counter. Three, certain pharmacists specialize in pharmaceutical research and/or marketing and sales of certain medicines. 2. Working Conditions (Where and how you do the work): I would be working at a pharmacy. Pharmacy’s typically…

my anatomy and physiology class observed the dissection of a cadaver. I remember being in awe of the complexity of the human body; meanwhile some of my classmates became ill. I decided to major in biochemistry—the chemistry of life—to fully explore my scientific interests. I further pursued biochemistry through working in a chemical immunology lab at the Doisy Research Center. The lab’s interests have clinical implications through our work with macrophage migration inhibitory factor, a…

Through out the evolution of lactation, many different changes have been made on the basis of biochemistry, anatomy, and physiology. In terms of biochemistry, the components of the milk itself have evolved. Anatomically, through out evolution, the gland structure and lactation in females and the teeth and cheek anatomy of the young has also significantly changed. Physiologically…

Goals are something very near and dear to my heart. When I set a goal I really strive hard to reach that goal and conquer it. Some of my personal goals are hard to reach whereas others are not. My first goal is that I would love to become a pediatric dentist. This is a career field that takes lots of hard work, effort and time. This had been a goal of mine since the very first day I went to the dentist and I got the no cavity award. For some odd reason this award was one I never wanted to give…

Teff is the smallest grain in the world, it is ancient to Ethiopia and is used to make the Ethiopian staple Injera. Located in the eastern sub-Sahara region of Africa, with its unique cultural heritage and ancient culture, Ethiopia is one of the most beautiful countries around the globe. Unfortunately, in the past 30 years Ethiopia had been famous for drought and famine that killed thousands of its citizens. Many Ethiopian’s depend on foreign food aid due to the periodic drought they experience.…