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Betsy Smith is a postdoc in the lab working on evolution and promiscuity
of synthetic proteins. She is originally from Gainesville, FL, and
received her PhD in chemistry from Yale after graduating from
Princeton in '03. Betsy is a black belt in taekwondo and trains with
the Princeton taekwondo team. She also competes for the Princeton club
swim team.
Email: betsys at princeton.edu |
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Grant Murphy
Email: g.s.murphy at gmail.com |
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Maria Korolev is a fifth year graduate student in the chemistry department. Her project involves determining the mechanism of rescue for two of the synthetic proteins found through auxotroph screens. She is interested in teaching after graduate school. In lab, she is the local dj. Outside of work, she enjoys bartending and playing tennis. Email: maria.korolev at gmail.com |
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Siyi Wang is a third year grad student studying the synthetic protein rescue mechanism of the cysD auxotroph. She studied chemistry at Cornell University and grew up in NJ, although she was born in Shanghai. In addition to research, Siyi sings in the Princeton Georgian Choir and enjoys brewing hoppy beers. Email: siyiwang at princeton.edu |
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Ann Mularz is a third year graduate student currently investigating the potential of synthetic proteins to rescue bacteria from toxic environments. Originally from Linden, NJ, she attended Drew University (c/o 2009) and studied Chemistry and Archaeology. In her spare time, Ann enjoys playing soccer, skiing, ice skating and making pysanky.
Email: amularz at princeton.edu |
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Katie Digianantonio is a first year in the lab working on the biochemical mechanism of rescue of some of the synthetic proteins. She graduated Miami University with BAs in Chemistry and Mathematics, and is constantly reminded of her Midwestern upbringing in Ohio every time she says "pop". She swims and runs when inspired, and is obsessed with her kitten, Mabelline. Email: kdigian at princeton.edu |
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Sarangan Chari is also an alumnus of this department having done his doctoral work on carboranes under the guidance of Prof. Maitland Jones, Jr.. After many forays in industrial and academic labs, he wound up as an investment banker. Having seen the error of his ways, he is back in science trying his hand at Synthetic Biology. His current project involves deciphering the mechanism of auxotroph rescue by synthetic proteins. Outside of the lab, he is mostly concerned with ameliorating the effects of decades of sleep deprivation.
Email: chari at princeton.edu |
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Laura Bock is exploring the rescue of ∆cysH E. coli cells by de novo designed proteins. Originally from Medfield, MA, she is currently a senior in the Molecular Biology department. Besides research in the Hecht Lab, Laura is also captain of the women's Ultimate frisbee team, Outdoor Action leader, and Whitman peer advisor.
Email: lbock at pricneton.edu |
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Maria Aristova is a senior in the Chemical and Biological Engineering department, pursuing certificates in Materials Science and Engineering Biology. She hails from the distant land of West Windsor, New Jersey. Before joining the Hecht lab, Maria worked on mostly unrelated things at the Princeton plasma physics lab and at the École des Ponts et Chaussées in France. Currently, she is excited to be working with Ann on a project exploring the potential antibiotic resistance properties of de novo proteins. Outside the lab, she spends time with friends and family, dances, and tries to juggle.
Email: maristov at princeton.edu |
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Jack Greisman is a sophomore planning to major in Molecular Biology. Originally from New York, NY, Jack began his research career at the Eichenberger lab at NYU studying protein interactions during sporulation. He is currently investigating the 3G library for new potential function. In his spare time, Jack enjoys tennis, bicycling and camping. He also enjoys photography and is a photographer for the Daily Princetonian.
Email: greisman at princeton.edu |
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Stella Jeon
Email: yjeon at princeton.edu |
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Richard Hildreth
Email: rhildret at princeton.edu |
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