Marissa Saunders
B.S. (Honors), Biochemistry (2006)
B. S. Biochemistry
(2005)
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Bio:
Marissa joined the Voth group in the summer of 2007 upon completion of a rotation project. Her rotation project focused on understanding the role of active site waters in determining the catalytic efficiency of human carbonic anhydrase. Currently, the focus of Marissa's research within the Voth group centers on the development of systematic methods to coarse grain proteins.
Poster Presentations:
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Saunders, M., "Understanding the Role of Protein Fluctuations in Determining the Catalytic Efficiency of Human Carbonic Anhydrase,"
Biosciences Retreat, University of Utah, 2007. - Saunders, M., "Identification of Novel Proteins and Peptides Involved in the Innate Immune Response of
the Argasid Tick Ornithodorous savignyi," South African Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2006.