Jamie H.D. Cate
Associate Professor
JCate@lbl.gov
In addition to protein synthesis, I keep a close eye on advances in alternative energy. We own one car (a Prius), have installed solar panels, and started a reasonable-sized vegetable garden (It's great to live in Berkeley!). Here are some Web sites that have caught my attention, and some notes on energy-saving steps we have taken with our home.
Will Beeson
Graduate Student
beesonwt@berkeley.edu
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Qi Cai
Postdoctoral Fellow
qicai@berkeley.edu
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Jack Dunkle
Graduate Student
dunkle@berkeley.edu
During translation, after each peptide bond has formed, a tRNA which has just accepted the nascent peptide, must be moved from the A-site of the ribosome to the P-site. The P-site tRNA must be simultaneously moved to the E-site. This concerted motion requires broad structural reorganization of the ribosome. I am interested in identifying the molecular details of this reorganization.
Jon Galazka
Graduate Student
jgalazka@berkeley.edu
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Padma Gunda
Graduate Student
pgunda@berkeley.edu
My work involves both characterizing and redesigning the cellulosome to understand and hopefully improve cellulosic ethanol production.
Corinne Hausmann
Postdoctoral Fellow
?@berkeley.edu
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Sasa Jenko-Kokalj
Postdoctoral Fellow
sjenko@berkeley.edu
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Bruno Martinez
Research Associate
BAMartinez@lbl.gov
Chaomin Sun
Postdoctoral Fellow
suncm@berkeley.edu
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Aleksandar Todorovic
Postdoctoral Fellow
ATodorovic@lbl.gov
It was quite challenge to study proteins and peptides with combinatorial and medicinal chemistry approaches during my PHD program. Now, my research is based on biochemical and structural approach that targets the regulation of protein synthesis in eukaryotes. I am trying to elucidate the detailed molecular mechanism on polycistronic mRNAs translation initiation.
Veronica Zepeda
Graduate Student
vzepeda@berkeley.edu
I am working on alternative energy projects. I am involved in a protein design project to study enzymes potentially useful in ethanol production. I am also working to structurally and enzymatically characterize the cellulosomes of C. papyrosolvens. These projects are aimed at improving the conversion of cellulose into biofuels.
Wen Zhang
Research Specialist
wenz@berkeley.edu
I am from Kunming, the city of spring in China. I work on bioinformatics and structure biology to explore the secrets of ribosome translation. My interests are using multidisciplinary knowledge from physics, math, computer science, structure biology, etc., to pursue the real stories of the evolution and the development of life, as well as the essential of human consciousness.
Elizabeth Znameroski
Graduate Student
eaz@berkeley.edu
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John Ashchyan
Undergraduate Student
?@berkeley.edu
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Valerie Chan
Undergraduate Student
val_chan@berkeley.edu
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Patricia Chiu
Undergraduate Student
chiupinpin@berkeley.edu
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Duy Dao
Undergraduate Student
trosoly1987@berkeley.edu
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Juliana Gao
Undergraduate Student
jygao@berkeley.edu
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Matt Podlogar
Undergraduate Student
matt_podlogar@berkeley.edu
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