| 1997-1998 Academic Year |
| Name |
Date |
Thesis |
Comments |
| Baumann, Christoph George |
1/15/98 (Bloomfield) |
Ionic Effects on the Elasticity of Single DNA Molecules |
Christopher is a Postdoctoral Associate at the University
of York, in England, using laser optical tweezers to study the mechanism
of RNA polymerase as a molecular motor. |
| de Souza, Mervyn Louis |
6/9/98 (Wackett) |
Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Atrazine
Biodegradation in Pure Bacterial Strains and Bacterial Consortia |
NA |
| Ha, Ya |
4/24/98 (Allewell) |
Crystal Structure of E. coli Ornithine
Transcarbamoylase Complexed with the Bisubstrate Analog
N-(Phosphonacetyl)-L-Ornithine: The Linkage Between Enzymatic
Catalysis and Conformational Change |
NA |
| Harvey, Stephen Barrett |
5/11/98 (Nelsestuen) |
Reaction of Sulfur IV Compounds with Nitric
Oxide and S-Nitrosothiol Compounds: Implications for Sulfur I Toxicity |
NA |
| Lee, Sang-Kyu |
3/20/98 (Lipscomb) |
Mechanism of Dioxygen Activation by Methane
Monooxygenase Hydroxylase: Structural and Transient Kinetic Studies |
Sang-Kyu is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University and
currently Project Leader at Genencor Inc. |
| Matulis, Daumantis |
5/14/98 (Lovrien) |
Thermodynamics of Ionic Sulfonate Ligand
Binding to Proteins and the Effect on Protein Structure and Stability |
NA |
| Mikhailov, Dmitri |
8/5/98 (Mayo) |
Solution Structures and Dynamics of Heparin
Derived Oligosaccharides and Their Interactions with Peptides and Proteins |
NA |
| Nesheim, Jeremy C. |
4/23/98 (Lipscomb) |
Mechanistic Characterization of Methane
Monooxygenase by Kinetic Isotope Effect and Transient Kinetic Studies |
NA |
| Ory, Jeramia |
7/31/98 (Banaszak) |
Structural and Kinetic Characterization of
the Binding Cavity of Adipocyte Lipid Binding Protein |
Jeramia is a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of
Washington in St. Louis. |
| Shah, Amit Mahendra |
12/11/97 (Nelsestuen) |
Identification of the Membrane Contact Site
and Enhanced Function of Vitamin K-Dependent Proteins |
NA |
| Simpson, Melanie Anne |
12/18/97 (Bernlohr) |
Biochemical and Physiological Analysis of
the Adipocyte Lipid-binding Protein |
NA |
| Steenhuis, Jacqueline Jantina |
5/20/98 (Barry) |
Structural Changes of the Photosynthetic
Water Oxidizing Complex During the S1 to S2 Transition |
Jacqueline is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow with
Dr. B. Kobilka, Stanford Medical School. |
| Watts, Charles R. |
3/13/98 (Woodward and D. Kallick) |
The Investigation of Molecular Recognition
via Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Computational
Modeling |
NA |
