Cancer cells communicate with their surrounding tumor microenvironment to initiate aberrant tumor growth and behaviors. Within this environment, stromal cells play a critical role in supporting carcinogenesis and metastasis. They may be doing so by misregulating autophagy, a metabolic process that degrades intracellular material in response to stress. I will investigate and build a data…
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In our theoretical moral decisions, we usually uphold the value of true equality. In practicality, however, we frequently make moral decisions based on a partial consideration for the wants and needs of ourselves and those important to us. Many people feel that we should be allowed to refer to some degree of partiality– I should…
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Mass spectrometry-based proteomics experiments, are broadly related to automated peptide sequencing. Mass spectrometry experimentation provides structure elucidation and give a relative understanding of gas-phase properties, fragmentation, and interactions between amino acid side groups, which are often neglected in automated peptide sequencing algorithms. This summer, I will performing H/D exchange on various amino acids and peptide…
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Hello everyone! My name is Aparajita Sur and I will be doing my honors thesis on a computational biology topic.