Today, the Center for Biophysics groups had a chance to meet with 2 of the professors that will be our insight to the research in their field as well as our teacher mentors, the 3 teachers that were in the program in this area last year. It was very beneficial to hear from Brian, Fred, and Rich and realize that these 3 were in the same place of high frustration regarding the intensity level of the program and the lack of actual lab work. However, after seeing their developed project from last year, I see a light at the end of the tunnel in regards to potential for curricular activities within the field. I see many ties right now to higher levels of math such as calculus and trigonometry, but because I am teaching lower levels of math, I will work to find more relevant applications to my field.
Today, Professor Dimitry Matyushov lectured on Molecular Dynamic Simulation. After leaving lecture, I felt 1, as if my head were about to implode, 2 like laying down for a good cry, and 3, like he had talked in a foreign language the entire time. Though I was able to interpret a few of the formulas, the concepts were too high of a level for me to grasp. Today's lecture did, however, serve to show the vast potential for continued research in the sciences and how much we truly do not know yet. This is a new view of science for many of my students that I am hoping to show them because many consider that the field of science is very well discovered and there is not a great potential for continued discovery, while in all reality, it is just the opposite.
Our other lead professor, Dr. Banu Ozkan, has given us some backgroup information into her field, which specifically involves a theoretical approach to protein folding. Once we are able to understand how and why proteins fold, it will provide insight to Alzhiemer's and Parkinson's disease, which are both as a result of protein misfolding.
Today, Professor Dimitry Matyushov lectured on Molecular Dynamic Simulation. After leaving lecture, I felt 1, as if my head were about to implode, 2 like laying down for a good cry, and 3, like he had talked in a foreign language the entire time. Though I was able to interpret a few of the formulas, the concepts were too high of a level for me to grasp. Today's lecture did, however, serve to show the vast potential for continued research in the sciences and how much we truly do not know yet. This is a new view of science for many of my students that I am hoping to show them because many consider that the field of science is very well discovered and there is not a great potential for continued discovery, while in all reality, it is just the opposite.
Our other lead professor, Dr. Banu Ozkan, has given us some backgroup information into her field, which specifically involves a theoretical approach to protein folding. Once we are able to understand how and why proteins fold, it will provide insight to Alzhiemer's and Parkinson's disease, which are both as a result of protein misfolding.
This is some of the notes from our day 2 lecture on entropy and ideal gas law.
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