Department of 化学
Mathematics and Science Center,
260房间
146 图书馆 Drive
罗彻斯特
MI
48309-4479
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(248) 370-2320
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Department of 化学
Fuel your curiosity and absorb knowledge in OU’s Department of 化学. Interact with world-class faculty. Bond with like-minded peers.
The Department of 化学 offers a full curriculum in 化学, 生物化学, Environmental Science, with an emphasis on advancing chemical education and 研究. 研究 participation at the under研究生, 研究生, postdoctoral level is a distinctive part of the Department's activity.
The department is housed in the Mathematics and Science Center (MSC) with advanced 研究 and teaching laboratory facilities equipped with modern instrumentation.
成绩单
00:02 Sarah Denha, Ph.D. Student Department of 化学
00:07 The 研究: SpinoCerebellar Ataxia Type five is a rare neurodegenerative disease that causes neuron degeneration in the cerebellum.
00:16 It causes uncoordinated body movements, slurred speech and abnormal eye movements.
00:24 The Focus: 研究ers like Sarah and Dr. Avery are focused on understanding how mutations in a protein called β-III-spectrin lead to the development of the disease.
00:36 The Science: To study this disease, Avery’s Lab uses fruit flies as a model to understand the impact of β-III-spectrin mutations on the dendritic arborization of neurons.
00:45 Dendritic arborization is a process by which neurons create new synapses vital to healthy brain activity and function.
00:55 Healthy neuron, diseased neuron.
01:02 The Goal: 研究ers hope to discover the mechanism by how these mutations cause the disease so they can create treatments and eventually cure the disease.