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basics/fundamentals of science
Recommendations for Experiential Learning Opportunities:
a. A few specific activities that I found through the URP site and biology department site:
i. (Summer 2013) Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center: Offering a nine-week
undergraduate research internship (June10-Aug10, 2013) for undergraduates
interested in biological research (will be paired with a faculty mentor). Areas of
research offered, relevant to your interests: Basic science (conducts structural,
genetic, molecular, cellular, developmental and evolutionary biology), clinical
research (works to develop and analyze new treatments for cancers and other
Diseases). (from biology department site)
ii. Title: Molecular Modeling of Proteins. Department: Bioengineering. Professor:
Valerie Daggett. Contact: daggett@u.washington.edu. Positions are available to
study general aspects of protein folding, unfolding related to disease, particularly
with the prion protein, and protein structure prediction. Please see
http://depts.washington.edu/daglab/ for examples of research conducted in the
Daggett Lab. Note that the lab is primarily involved in computational studies of
proteins with the goal of applying what we learn to improve human health. If you
are interested, please send a cover letter outlining your relevant coursework and
any research experience you may have. Also, indicate which area interests you
most and how much time you would have to devote to the project. (from URP
site)
iii. (For Sophomores and higher) Title: Chemical approaches to study protein
modifications. Department: Chemistry. Contact: Champak
Chatterjee,chatterjee@chem.washington.edu. Research in our group is aimed at
the synthesis and application of chemical probes to investigate proteins involved
in gene regulation and bacterial infection. To achieve our goals we use the tools
of organic chemistry and protein semisynthesis. Our research is interdisciplinary
in nature and lab members typically have backgrounds in chemistry or
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