Water Quality Researcher

Karen Beljan, BS '05, Environmental Engineering

A Lake Divided: Modeling DO in Onondaga Lake

Beljan, of Eden, New York, evaluated remediation alternatives to improve the water quality of Onondaga Lake, ultimately helping to develop a method to aerate the lake that would improve the water and ecosystem.

(Photo: KC Kratt, MFA '84)

The Role Of Protein Methylation InRegulating Growth

Disciplines

We are studying the role of protein methylation in regulating growth using yeast as a model system.We found that deleting a gene that is required for all cellular methylation markedly inhibitied growth. We are focusing on three protein methyltransferases(MTases) to account for the effect on growth using gene deletion mutants of each and in combination .These MTases may work by affecting histones(chromatin),translation,and the cell cycle. Protein methylation has already been implicated in cancer;i.e. this work has medical significance.

Research Project Information

Date Open: Feb 27, 2007 to Jan 1, 2010
Suggested Skill Set: Any research experience would be helpful, but we will teach all required skills.
Compensation: Credit

Faculty / Professor Contact

Professor(s): murray j. ettinger (ettingem@buffalo.edu)
Department: Biochemistry
Address: 140 Farber Hall
Phone: 829-3257
Website: http://Dept. Biochemistry