Biology’s Dean Fraga one of three authors of Protein Science’s 2021 Best Paper award
Dean Fraga, the Danforth Professor of Biology, is one of three authors of a paper awarded a 2021 Best Paper award by the journal […]
Wooster students claim prizes at National Experimental Biology Meeting
A group of eight Wooster students accompanied Dr. Mark Snider, Robert E. Wilson Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, to Philadelphia last […]
To Clean or Not to Clean: Exploring the Ability of Biocidal Compounds to Induce Physiological Changes in Bacteria that may Increase the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Genes
Name: Kayla R. Bertholf Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minor: Religious Studies Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Strand The prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in non-clinical settings is increasing, and […]
Investigating Substrate Specificity for 6-Hydroxynicotinate 3- Monooxygenase (NicC) with Alternative Substrates: Consequences to Catalysis of Replacing the Ring Nitrogen
Name: May Zin Hlaing Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advisor: Dr. Mark Snider; Dr. Dean Fraga (second reader) 6-Hydroxynicotinate 3-monooxygenase (NicC) is a group A flavin dependent […]
Molecular recognition within the ES complex: A mechanistic investigation to discern how 6-hydroxynicotinate-3-monooxygenase (NicC) distinguishes between substrate analogues when enhancing its rate of NADH oxidation
Name: Joel Kpakpo Brown Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advisors: Dr. Mark J. Snider Group A flavin dependent monooxygenases catalyze the ortho or para […]
Boolean Modeling of the Interactions Between Inflammation, Hypoxia, and the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT)
Name: Ian Zonfa Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minor: Political Science Advisors: Erzsébet Regan, Mark Snider (second reader) Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, cancer has […]
Following the Lead: Impact of Soil Amendments on Lead Toxicity to Tomato Plants
Name: Alicia McElwee Majors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Religious Studies Advisors: Dr. Paul Edmiston, Dr. Mark Snider (second reader) Heavy metal contamination in the […]
Advances in characterizing the gene-encoded subunits that compose the nicotinate dehydrogenase and 6-hydroxynicotinate dehydrogenase complexes within the Bacillus niacini nicotinic acid degradation pathway
Name: Emilee R. Haines Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Minor: Mathematics Advisors: Dr. Mark Snider and Dr. Marie Southerland N-Heterocyclic aromatic compounds (NHACs) are […]
The Influence of Silver (I) Carboxylate Ligand Structure on Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Name: Kylie E Keller Majors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advisors: Dr. Marie Southerland (advisor) and Dr. Sara Martin (second reader) The bacterial lung infections […]
Biochemical Analysis of the Myxococcus fulvus 124B02 Arginine Kinase
Name: Krista English Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Advisor: Dr. Dean Fraga To view Krista’s Independent Study, please click the button below (Wooster log-in credentials required)
Alumnus organization features businesses that span the African continent
Representation matters to Samuel Kitara ’14. So much so that when he was crafting a list of American colleges and universities to consider applying […]
Professor West publishes scientific research with eight Wooster students
James West, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, biology, and chemistry at The College of Wooster, worked with eight Wooster students to publish an […]
Medical internship offers lab experience for biochemistry & molecular biology major
As an intern at the Choice Children’s Special Clinic in Ethiopia, Makeda Teklemichael ’24 shadowed the medical staff and lab technicians. Working in the […]
Biochemistry & molecular biology major gains research experience through APEX Fellowship
As an undergraduate researcher, Kayla Bertholf ’22 studied insulin receptors in fruit flies at Michigan State University. While conducting this research in the Arnosti […]
APEX Fellowship | Macy Bischoff
Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Class Year: 2022 Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hamed Goharipour As a Health Coach, I collaborated with the Wooster […]
APEX Fellowship | Kirsten Buchan
Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Class Year: 2022 Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stephanie Strand As a Health Coach, I collaborated with the Wooster […]
APEX Fellowship | Kayla Bertholf
Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Class Year: 2022 Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Faculty Mentor: Dr. Grit Herzmann As an undergraduate researcher at Michigan State University, I […]
APEX Fellowship | Lily Anderson
Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Class Year: 2023 Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hamed Goharipour At The Medical Experience (MedEx) Academy in Greenville, S.C., […]
Characterization of Substrate Promiscuity for 6-Hydroxynicotinate 3-Monooxygenase
A Transient Kinetic Investigation of the Decarboxylative-Hydroxylation of 5-Cl-6-Hydroxynicotinic Acid Name: Jack Redick Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Advisors: Dr. Mark Snider, Dr. Paul […]
Wooster sends two teams to virtual Datafest
Students develop data plan that places third in regional competition