Hi! Welcome to my blog! My name is Thomas Graham, and I was a student at Mary Gage Peterson Elementary School between 1992 and 2001 and Northside College Preparatory High School between 2001 and 2005. While I was at Peterson, I developed a very strong interest in science that has remained with me to this day. I'm writing this blog for the benefit of other students at Peterson who are similarly interested in science. I'd like to give you some idea about what doing science is like, and I'm really eager to answer whatever questions you might have.
Right now, I'm a college student at the University of Chicago, and I'm double-majoring in chemistry and biology. I spend my spare time working on a research project in collaboration with Professor Ilaria Rebay in the biology department and Professor Aaron Dinner in the chemistry department. Specifically, we're trying to develop mathematical models of gene regulation in fruit flies. Expect more on that later!
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Fluorescence microscopy image of a Drosophila embryo showing different domains of gene expression ( From the lab of Ethan Bier, UCSD)
I'm writing this blog mainly for the students at Peterson School so that they can get a sense of what doing science is like from a Peterson alumnus (me) who is now a scientist in training.
Cool Science Websites
Fluorescence microscopy image of a Drosophila embryo showing different domains of gene expression ( From the lab of Ethan Bier, UCSD)
Science-related videos on YouTube
- GFP-labeled stem cells in a mouse. Really cool!
- Superconducting levitation
- Particle physicist talks about Large Hadron Collider
- Atoms
- C. elegans roundworm with neurons labeled with GFP
- Synchronized mitosis in an early fly embryo -- the bright dots are fluorescently labeled nuclei
- Gastrulation in a fly embryo
- Fluorescein
Stuff about molecular biology
Stuff about chemistry
Blog Archive
About Me
- Thomas Graham
- I'm an masters (MPhil) student in Chemistry at the University of Cambridge. I'm working with Dr. Robert Best to investigate using simplified models how the folding pathways of proteins are influenced by mechanical forces and chemical denaturants. Next year, I will return to the United States to do a Ph.D. in Systems Biology at Harvard University.