People Type: Former CURB

Biography Hi! I am a junior majoring in chemistry with a certificate in science communication. I am also considering pursuing molecular and cell biology. I joined the Wang Lab in fall 2021. My current project aims to engineer molecular chaperones that fold and assemble more efficient variants of Rubisco, the historically “unimprovable” and most abundant …

Biography HI! I’m a senior majoring in Chemistry. I joined the Brunold Group in January 2023. My current research involves cysteine dioxygenase (CDO) which is responsible for catabolizing excess cysteine in the body.  CDO has two isoforms, the non-crosslinked and crosslinked versions. The crosslinked CDO has a thioether crosslink between the cysteine and tyrosine substrates, …

Biography Hey! I’m a junior majoring in chemistry and genetics. I joined the Stowe Group in January 2022 and have become increasingly interested in chemical education research ever since. My current research with the group focuses on identifying moments in which students demonstrate sensemaking in high school chemistry classrooms. In the past, I developed assessment …