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The University of Oxford's Biochemistry Department, designed by Hawkins\Brown.The new £49 million 12,000 sq m facility deliberately challenges public perceptions of the secretive nature of research. Elevations are transparent with research spaces brought to the external face, making a political point about the value and integrity of biomedical research.
Karan R. Kathuria is a Dean’s Honored Graduate in Biochemistry. He is graduating with a B.S.A. in Biochemistry and a Pre-Health Professions Certificate. He is being recognized for his leadership and his research contributions.
Karan’s research focuses on improving understanding of the chemical production of antioxidants, which protect against cancers and aging. In Dr. Jessie Zhang’s lab, he prepared various mutant versions of a protein that mediates antioxidant production, which allowed them to capture each step of the chemical reaction. These results were published this year in the journal Cell Chemical Biology. Karan was a coauthor on this paper, as well as on a second manuscript that has been submitted for peer review. He also started a student-run biotech service company to help labs obtain mutant variants of their target proteins while also giving undergraduates the opportunity to gain research experience. For his research excellence, Karan received an Award for Excellence in Molecular Biology from the College of Natural Sciences.
In addition to his research, Karan has served in leadership over the years on the Natural Sciences Council, including as president this academic year. Through his service on the council, he has helped to develop and sustain programs that provide academic resources to students, with a primary focus on professional development. For the past two years, he has helped to design a new undergraduate certificate that would help life science students be successful in finding employment in the bioscience industry after their time at UT Austin.
Karan received the Texas Exes President’s Leadership Award, and he received an Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarship. He will be attending medical school at Stanford University this fall.
I am in Week 10 of MITx: 7.00x Introduction to Biology - The Secret of Life, taught by Professor Eric Lander of MIT. It has been a remarkable class, and a great supplement to the on-campus cell biology class I have been taking concurrently. This class is one of many offered through edX
Welcome back to 7.00x, Introduction to Biology-The Secret of Life. This week is very special. We're going to talk about genomics, which I do and I love.
Description: A man works in the lab. The glassware and pipets are consistent with biochemistry.
Date: September 1979
Item: PUC.PIC.Chemistry_385
Photograph from Pacific Union College Archives & Special Collections photographs, filed under Department of Chemistry.
Name: Claudia Samaniego
Hometown: Brownsville, Texas
Major: Biochemistry
Expected Graduation: Spring 2016
CNS Council for Diversity Engagement Member
What sparked your interest in science?
Science has been my favorite subject since I was in elementary school. My mom was my 2nd grade science teacher, and she really urged all her students to compete in science fairs. She really reinforced my love for science, and it's been my favorite subject since then.
Why did you choose UT Austin?
My stepdad always really wanted me to go here, and I had never really thought anything of it. However, my 10th grade World History AP teacher talked to me about applying to different universities besides the one back home because he wanted me to explore my options. I then started looking into UT, and I fell in love with it.
How (or why) did you choose your major?
I knew I wanted to major in something science-related. I loved Chemistry in high school so I started out undergrad as a Chemistry major. A friend of mine was a Biochemistry major and I asked him exactly what Biochemistry was. He explained it to me and it sounded interesting enough to change my major. I took my first Biochemistry class a year ago and I thought it was the coolest thing ever.
Over the course of your time here, what have you gained/experienced that you perhaps did not expect?
I think I experienced how to be an adult. As funny as it sounds, juggling organization meetings, jobs, and school really forces someone to mature. I was extremely immature in high school, and I guess I never expected to mature, but college definitely changed that.
What academic programs and student orgs have you participated in?
I have participated in the Hispanic Health Professions Organization (HHPO), Global Medical Brigades, Texas Interdisciplinary Plan Scholars (TIP), Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) and intramural basketball, softball, and soccer.
What has been your most rewarding or exciting experience as a CNS student?
I think my most rewarding experience as a CNS student was finally mastering how to study for a science class.
What advice do you have (or what myth/concern would you like to dispel) for students considering joining CNS?
If you enjoy science, definitely major in it. Don't be afraid of failing in classes as a CNS student. Science is a tough subject, but it's also the best subject. UT offers a lot of tutoring services and other student resources to help you achieve the grades you want, so don't be afraid of majoring in science just because it sounds hard.
If you had to sum up your experience at UT in one sentence, what would it be?
Amazing.
Plans after graduation?
DENTAL SCHOOL!
Hello Everyone. This is Anupoma Niloya Troyee, completed her Bachelors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from University of Dhaka with a top notch result. She is a going to be scientist with strong passion for humanity and social-welfare.
When asked what Happiness means to her she replied with all the positive energy of the world and a wide smile, I never give up whenever I take a challenge or there is a challenge before me. In her own words, "I am someone who never undertakes any work very promptly and when I take upon something I always try to carry it until I finish and I do not easily give up, I guess this describes me as a person. My dream is to have a society with no discrimination and everyone having compassion for other individual. Travelling the world and knowing different cultures and diversity is my one of the passions. I'm lucky to have traveled four continents to follow my dream of being wanderer and fortunately enough I am now in Europe to do my Masters with Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. It is like I have played the hidden treasure game and at the end I reached to the treasure I longed for in this journey. If you paint your life with memories of different places scattered all around the world,and the moment you close your eyes if then the flashes that come in your mind bring a smile on my face unknowingly , that is happiness . Having the freedom of taking own decision counts as biggest happiness to me. I love heterogenicity, I love book , I love color, I love living as me. "
She is one of those persons who can influence another person with her positive attitude towards life. And her story is not finished yet. To be continued...
This building continues to delight, set as it is in its mediocre surroundings …
NEX-7, SEL 16mm f/2.8
Looking northwest from the Quad at the Chemistry & Biochemistry Building on the campus of Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.
Completed in fall 2007, the $23.3 million, 73,000 square-foot, four-story Chemistry & Biochemistry Building houses laboratories and offices for 20 MSU researchers and 180 graduate assistants, research assistants and support staff. It was designed by the architectural firm of L'Heureux, Page, Werner, of Great Falls, Montana, with laboratories designed by RFD (Research Facilities Design of San Diego, California). The building was paid for with bonds. The principal and interest on the bonds is paid for by facilities and administrative (F&A) costs embedded in grants and contract awards that come from the U.S. federal government. The state of Montana contributed nothing toward the building.
The laboratories in the brick, glass, masonry, and metal building will line the exterior of the structure. In the center is a large lecture hall known as the "think tank", designed for high-tech collaborative lecture, study, and discussion. Offices are built in clusters, so that research assistants, graduate stuents, and support staff are gathered around key faculty and research scientists. The building features a four-story atrium with glass curtain walls over the entrance.
The Chemistry & Biochemistry Building also houses the Center for Bio-Inspired NanoMaterials, the Thermal Biology Institute, and the CoBRE Center for the Analysis of Cellular Mechanisms and Systems Biology.
As of December 2012, MSU's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry ranked 28th in the nation in the number of federal research dollars received -- more than Yale, Princeton, or other top U.S. schools. Yet, it is one of the smallest such departments in the Northwest United States, with just 18 full-time tenure-track faculty (compared to 40 for other schools.
(c) 2014, Stokes et al, subject to a CC-BY 4.0 license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Free to use and re-use, provided proper attribution is included.
Original research article can be found at dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.03574
Some might say there's a bit too much going on architecturally with the Hawkins/Brown Biochemistry Department building but thankfully it's all very interesting and adds up to a pretty unique building, particularly compared to many of the other buildings in the University of Oxford Science Area.
Name: Katherine Vuong
Hometown: Pearland, TX
Major: Biochemistry
Expected Graduation: May 2016
What sparked your interest in science?
My interest in science began during my sophomore year of high school. I had an amazing chemistry teacher who would always perform an exciting demonstration every week and relate it to what we were currently learning. She made science fun and enjoyable to learn.
Why did you choose UT Austin?
I chose UT Austin not only because my family consists of Longhorn alumni, but also because UT Austin offered so many opportunities to expand my horizons. There is not a sole reason why I chose UT, but rather a combination of everything UT Austin had to offer - from research and academics to campus and social life to the great city of Austin, itself.
How (or why) did you choose your major?
I have always thought that I was a science person and I figured, why not major in something that I enjoy learning about?
So I chose biochemistry because it gives me a little bit of both the biological and chemical aspects.
Over the course of your time here, what have you gained/experienced that you perhaps didn't expect?
Over the time that I have been here, I never thought I would have been able to gain so much experience researching in a laboratory with other students and professors that share the same passion as I do. It's an amazing feeling.
What UT Academic Programs and Student Organizations have you participated in?
I have participated in the Freshman Research Initiative and am currently a Polymathic Scholar. I am involved in other organizations on campus including, the Texas Darlins spirit group, Global Medical Training, UT Pre-Physician Assistant Society, and Texas Public Health .
What has been your most rewarding or exciting experience as a CNS student?
My most exciting experience as a CNS student would have to be doing hands-on laboratory research experiments and not just learning about them in a textbook.
What advice do you have (or what myth/concern would you like to dispel) for students considering joining the College of Natural Sciences at UT Austin?
You have to love what you do in order to succeed. Join the College of Natural Sciences if science intrigues you and calls upon your curiosity. Being a CNS student is no easy task, but if you enjoy what you learn, you will succeed.
If you had to sum up your experience at UT in one sentence, what would it be?
I definitely chose the right school for me.
What are your plans after graduation?
After graduation, I plan on attending a physician assistant graduate program.