Biochemistry

College in 1985. She received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Harvard University on ribozymes under the mentorship of Jack W. Szostak at Harvard University. She did her postdoctoral work with Thomas Cech at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She was promoted to Henry Ford II professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale in 2000. Two years later she accepted a faculty position at the University of California, Berkeley as a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology so she would…

and it is higher during exercise. Lactate is co transported with protons. That’s why the lactate transport is affected by the protons gradient between blood and brain: when pH decreases, lactate absorption increases. 21 Degree in Physiotherapy. Biochemistry. With an important level of lactate and a prosperous protons gradient, we can see a considerable increase of lactate absorption by the brain. During a moderate exercise, the rate of lactate in arterial blood is superior to…

with their health issues, to grow in the medical field and learn novels technologies and explore my full potentials. As a child growing in Cameroon, I faced so many challenges from home, school, and by the Cameroonian government. I earn a B.Sc. in Biochemistry and a minor in Medical laboratory technology in 2008 at the University of Buea-Cameroon. I worked both as a volunteer in the health field and as a laboratory scientist. In 2010, I later travel to Brussels-Belgium, where I obtained my M.Sc.…

Not only was I working on my own, without help from a graduate mentor, but these projects were organic chemistry-focused—an area of study where I have little knowledge in comparison to biochemistry and molecular biology. Despite the challenges that this presented, I was very fortunate that Dr. Kuchta encouraged me to be independent and to work on projects that pushed me out of my comfort zone. Regardless of the struggles that this caused…

continual education. Being most intrigued by life sciences in high school, I chose to do a degree in Biochemistry. As I completed a couple elective courses in psychology, my interest grew in that as well. From hard work and dedication being highly praised and rewarded by my family along with perseverance and discipline learned from 14 years in competitive swimming, I could not give up on biochemistry. Instead, I excelled in a double major honours program even though I was advised that the…

Personal Statement My ideal education abroad experience is in Nice, France and study at Université de Nice. The program term will be in physical science Education Biochemistry. Also I want this because it will help me specifically in my chosen field which is pre-med to be a Dentist in the future. I am interested in this program because I love science and France. Also my sister had a problem with her teeth and she went to the dentist to fix it and I went with her and I found that I can be in this…

Case Study: Clinical Biochemistry investigation into Addison Disease Introduction A fifteen year old male presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with his mother in St. Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH) on the 8th September 2017 with suspected Addison disease (AD). On initial examination he was found to have severe abdominal pain and prolonged vomiting. Other symptoms could include fatigue, myalgia, weight loss and salt craving (Brooke & Monson, 2017). Laboratory Investigation and Results…

My body was tense all day. When I arrived home, it grew worse. I was reduced to a simple capacity of timed clicks on my computer. At 4PM, my future changed. I was matched to Rice University through QuestBridge on December 1st. The implication – I could avoid the student debt, attend college for free, and discover new opportunities required to learn and grow. I was ecstatic to be a Rice Owl. Rice University is diverse in their student body and prospects they offer. However, their history is also…

In 17th December 1942, Jeffrey Wigand was born in New York. He is the eldest of out of his four siblings, and they were raised as staunch Roman Catholics. They lived in the Bronx, where Wigand’s father was a mechanical engineer. They later shifted to Pleasant Valley, a small town neighboring Poughkeepsie in northern New York. In his youthful days, Wigand dreamt of becoming a doctor, particularly because he was good in chemistry. Wigand attended Dutchess Community College, where he was a member…

While at Rutgers I have had the opportunity to expand my knowledge on living systems from the level of a single molecule to an entire organism. I have been able to do this both in the classroom and while shadowing a physician. While these two types of learning are very different, they both are vital aspects of having a holistic education in the biological sciences. Through my major in Cell Biology and Neuroscience, I have also been able to build on my biology foundation by delving more deeply…