Solving Mysteries in Biology – the Power of One
Event details
| Date | 22.05.2014 |
| Hour | 13:30 |
| Speaker | Prof. Michelle D. Wang, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (USA) |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE IN BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
Abstract:
Our current research focuses on dynamics and regulation of molecular motors that translocate along DNA during replication and transcription. To directly measure these processes at the single molecule level, we develop and utilize state-of-the-art (and often one-of-a-kind) instruments and novel techniques. I will discuss both the novel instruments as well as discoveries enabled by these techniques.
Bio:
Dr. Michelle Wang is a Professor of Physics, a Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator.
Dr. Wang joined the Physics Department at Cornell in 1998. Her lab has pioneered a number of novel single molecule optical trapping techniques. Since joining Cornell, Dr. Wang has actively pursued interdisciplinary research through collaborations with a large number of faculty on and off campus.
She is a member of the Field of Biophysics, the Field of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and the Nanobiotechnology Center.
Dr. Wang has received numerous awards, including the Keck Foundation Distinguished Young Scholar in Medical Research Award, the Beckman Young Investigator Award, the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow Award, and the Damon Runyon Scholar Award. She is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Abstract:
Our current research focuses on dynamics and regulation of molecular motors that translocate along DNA during replication and transcription. To directly measure these processes at the single molecule level, we develop and utilize state-of-the-art (and often one-of-a-kind) instruments and novel techniques. I will discuss both the novel instruments as well as discoveries enabled by these techniques.
Bio:
Dr. Michelle Wang is a Professor of Physics, a Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator.
Dr. Wang joined the Physics Department at Cornell in 1998. Her lab has pioneered a number of novel single molecule optical trapping techniques. Since joining Cornell, Dr. Wang has actively pursued interdisciplinary research through collaborations with a large number of faculty on and off campus.
She is a member of the Field of Biophysics, the Field of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and the Nanobiotechnology Center.
Dr. Wang has received numerous awards, including the Keck Foundation Distinguished Young Scholar in Medical Research Award, the Beckman Young Investigator Award, the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow Award, and the Damon Runyon Scholar Award. She is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
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