 | Steenbock Professor in Chemical Sciences; John D. Ferry Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry. B.A., Yale University; Ph.D.: University of California-San Diego
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Research Description:
Protein-nucleic acid interactions, including kinetics and mechanism of transcription initiation, characterization of DNA wrapping in protein DNA complexes, development of small molecule solutes as thermodynamic and mechanistic probes of protein and DNA conformational changes. |
| | Department: Biochemistry, Chemistry Research Description: |
 | Department: Biochemistry
Subgroup: RNA polymerase
Previous Education:BS (Chemistry), PhD (Chemistry)
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Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Running, biking, reading, playing board games |
 | Program: Biophysics
Subgroup: Solutes
Previous Education: B.Tech (Biotechnology)
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Using solutes as probes of large conformational changes in steps and transitions states of biopolymer processes.
Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Painting, Reading and Writing |
 | Xian Cheng (Graduate, 4th year)Program: Biophysics
Subgroup: Solutes
Previous Education: BS(Chemistry)
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Studying interactions of amide compounds with protein and Nucleic acid functional groups and using these solutes as probes to detect biopolymer process.
Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Music, Movie |
 | Program: Biophysics
Subgroup:RNA polymerase
Previous Education: B.Tech (Biotechnology)
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Understanding the process of transcription initiation using fluorescence measurements (at both bulk and single molecule level).
Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Swimming and Running |
 | Program: Biophysics
Subgroup: RNA polymerase
Previous Education: B.A.S. (Sound Arts)
Research Description: Pastime Activities/Hobbies:All things music, Irish dance, mushroom foraging, backpacking, brewing, puns |
 | Emily Zytkiewicz (Manager/Associate Research Specialist)Subgroup: Solutes
Previous Education: B.S. (Biochemistry)
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Quantifying chemical interactions of polyols with protein functional groups in order to develop solute probes of biopolymer processes
Pastime Activities/Hobbies: dancing, hiking, camping, gardening |
 | Personal Page | Group page maintenance Major(s): BS in Chemistry, Math, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Computer Science (minor)
Subgroup: Solutes
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Understanding the preferential interactions between different (solutes polyols, PEG and Hofmeister salts) and aromatic compounds (nucleobases, base analogs and PAH).
Past Time Activities/Hobbies: Music |
 | Yan Ma (Research Intern)Previous Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering
Subgroup: Solutes
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Measuring and analyzing the interactions of amide compounds with protein functional groups using vapor pressure osmometry.
Past Time Activities/Hobbies: Sports, music, and traveling |
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 | Major(s): BA in Biochemistry and German (minor)
Subgroup: RNA Polymerase
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Studing the kinetics of open complex formation and dissociation, the ratios of abortive/productive product ratios in trascription initiation and the effect of changing the discriminator region
Pastime Activities/Hobbies: exploring nature, reading and music |
 | Major(s): Biochemistry
Subgroup: Solutes
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 | Major(s): Biochemistry
Subgroup: Solutes
Research Description: Measuring the interactions of polyols with functional groups of proteins using Vapor Pressure Osmometry.
Pastime Activities/Hobbies: playing tennis, watching The Daily Show |
 | Can Xu (Undergraduate)Major(s): Chemical Engineering
Subgroup: Solutes
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Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Table tennis (UW-Madison Table Tennis Women's Team Member) |
 | Major(s): Biochemistry and Mathematics
Subgroup: RNA polymerase
Research Description: Studying free energy in scrunching and characterizing pause points in RNA polymerase transcription
Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Music, hiking, baking, reading |
 | Major(s): Biochemistry
Subgroup: RNA Polymerase
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Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Playing clarinet, reading |
 | Major(s): Senior, Biochemistry, Chinese
Subgroup: RNA polymerase
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Using fluorescence effects to study conformational changes in DNA and RNAP during transcription initiation.
Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Ice skating, dancing, going to concerts, traveling |
 | Major(s): Biochemistry
Subgroup: Solutes
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 | Major(s): Junior, Biomedical Engineering
Subgroup: RNA Polymerase
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Studying the kinetics of open complex formation of RNAP with different DNA promoter sequences.
Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Volleyball, traveling, watching football |
 | Major(s): Sophomore Biology
Subgroup: Solutes
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Predicting and Interpreting the Hofmeister Effects of Different Salts and sugars with Nucleic Bases and Aromatic Compounds.
Pastime Activities/Hobbies:Video Games, Watching Old movies, Playing Guitar, Rock Climbing |
 | Major(s): Biochemistry, Statistics
Subgroup: RNA Polymerase
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The association and dissociation kinetics of RNA polymerase and the role of the discriminator region on the kinetics.
Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Volleyball, traveling, watching football |
 | Major(s): Junior, Microbiology
Subgroup: Solutes
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Using solutes as probes of large conformational changes in steps and transitions states of biopolymer processes.
Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Disc Golf, Longboarding, Snowboarding, Camping |
 | Major(s): Biochemistry and Chemistry
Subgroup: RNA Polymerase
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Studying mutations in RNAP to gain insight into how specific domains participate in open complex formation and transcription.
Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Any and all sports, guitar, camping |
 | Major(s): Psychology and Criminal Justice
Subgroup: solutes
Research Description: Measuring the interactions of polyols with functional groups of proteins using Vapor Pressure Osmometry.
Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Basketball, soccer, pool, watching TV shows and movies, listening to music, traveling |
 | Major(s): Biochemistry and French
Subgroup: RNA Polymerase
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 | Major(s): Biology
Subgroup: RNA Polymerase
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Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Music, reading |
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 | Major(s): Junior, Math and Chemistry
Subgroup: RNA Polymerase
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Pastime Activities/Hobbies: running, basketball, and making music |
 | Major(s): Junior, Biomedical Engineering
Subgroup: RNA Polymerase
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Studying the kinetics of open complex formation of RNAP and different DNA promoter sequences.
Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Music |
 | Major(s): Senior, Biochemistry
Subgroup: Solutes
Research Description:Predicting and Interpreting the Hofmeister Effects of Different Salts with Nucleic Bases and Aromatic Compounds Using Solubility Assay. Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Playing the piano and cycling |
 | Major(s): Sophomore, Biochemistry, Microbiology, and French
Subgroup: RNA Polymerase
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Studying the forward kinetics of teh RNAP open complex with the fast mixer.
Pastime Activities/Hobbies: Volleyball, tennis, and reading |
| | Yao Yao (Undergraduate)Major(s):
Subgroup: Solutes
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