Figure 1. This is an illustration of how the rhomboid proteases distort membranes which do not fit their hydrophobic belt. A typical transmembrane protein is…
Month: January 2020
An Immunologists Approach A stipulation of any aspiring research immunologist is perhaps a somewhat unnatural and overly effervescent fascination for therapeutic target discovery. The most…
I’ve come up with a few possible choices for my disease project topic. There is one clear winner, as I will soon divulge. The choices…
My interest lies in a few specific areas, the broadest being autoimmune disorders. As we look more specifically into these conditions, my focus is primarily…
A disease that I would be interested in further investigating that I already have a little bit of background knowledge on it Parkinson’s disease. Some…
Marfan Syndrome Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant disease whose symptoms include abnormal height and a very thin build, but can also lead to more…
Reflection Blog #2 I think that this project poses a really interesting opportunity to practice communicating science with others, and, for this reason, I would…
If possible, I would like this overarching project of mine act as a way to explore a topic that I have understood and worked with…
Before creating this blog, I already knew that I wanted to focus my attention on studying a Disorder of Sexual Development (DSD) — sometimes referred…
The most basic description of an optometrist is to examine the eyes for defects or abnormalities, whether it be through refractive error or the presence…
