A biology student is doing an internship at Columbia University this summer.
A biology student is doing an internship at Columbia University this summer.
María Dermit, from the School of Sciences of the University of Navarra, has done research at the Center for Molecular Recognition of the New York University.
A 4th year Biology student at the University of Navarra's School of Science has taken advantage of the summer break from classes to fill in her training at the Center for Molecular Recognition at Columbia University. "My field of work has focused on the Na+/proline-dependent transporter of Escherichia coli (PutP). We have been able to demonstrate, using mutants of this protein, the role of sodium and proline in this transposon. To do this, we performed kinetic assays, for which I had to obtain a diploma from work with radioactivity at Columbia University", summarizes Maria Dermit.
"I have done techniques that I had studied during the degree program but had never performed, such as inserting genes in Drosophila melanogaster, expressing proteins in Xenopus oocytes, building Knock Out, Knock In, Knock Down mice etc. Last summer's internship at CIMA was very useful for me," says the biology student.
Life in New York was focused on her activity at laboratory at Columbia University, where several researchers from different centers around the world arrived this summer. However, the little free time she had was used to visit some of the most interesting places in New York City.