Undergraduate
Research Opportunities
in Proteomics at YSU
During the
Regular
Academic Year. The Proteomics Research Group (PRG) recruits
candidates
for participation in its Undergraduate Research Program for the regular school year. Review article (PDF).
This
program, for the regular school year, is geared for YSU students.
The PRG is an interdisciplinary partnership comprised of research
laboratories
from the Department of Biological Sciences (Drs. Chester
Cooper, Gary Walker, Jon Caguiat, David Asch and Xiangjian Min ) and
the Department of Chemistry (Dr. Nina Stoureman. The
research
focus of the PRG is the identification and characterization of proteins
having
roles in human disease.The selection of students for participation in
the
URP of the PRG will be highly competitive. It will consist of a
rigorous
two-part process. Therefore, only students serious about pursuing
a
career with a scientific research component are encouraged to apply.
Minimum
qualifications for student applicants include the following:
!!!!!Must have successfully completed by the Spring 2004 semester the
following courses (and the accompanying laboratory components) with a
grade of “B” or
better:
BIOL 2601 (General Biology: Molecules and Cells)
BIOL 2602 (General Biology: Organisms and Ecology)
CHEM 1515 (General Chemistry 1)
CHEM 1516 (General Chemistry 2) !!!!!
What is proteomics?
- Study of all the proteins expressed by the genome of a cell.
- Proteomics is the logical extension of genomics, i.e.,
characterization of all the genes possessed by an organism.
Why study proteomics?
- Understand basic biological processes critical to normal cellular
functions as well as to the development of diseases.
- Identify essential components of these processes
- Exploit these components as targets in the development of new
methods to prevent or treat diseases
For further information,
contact
Dr. Walker (Room 4039, Ward Beecher Hall; telephone 330-941-7177; email
grwalker@ysu.edu) or
Dr. Cooper (Room 4015, Ward Beecher Hall; telephone 330-941-1361; email
crcooper.01@ysu.edu).