User:Minmin Yen

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Minmin Yen (an artistic interpretation)

• Minmin Yen
• MIT
• Burton-Conner
• Cambridge, MA
• Email me at myen2011 at mit dot edu

I work in the Schauer Lab at MIT for my UROP. I learned about OpenWetWare from 20.109 , and I've joined because 20.109 Class.

Education

• 2007, GED, TJHSST
• 2011, BS, MIT

Research interests

1. Molecular Pharmacology
2. Genetic Toxicology
3. Discovery and Delivery of Molecular Therapeutics

Registration/Questionnaire: 20.109 Fall 2008

Last Name

Yen

First Name

Minmin

Preferred name

Mimi

Course/Minor

20/STS

Year of Graduation

2011

Telephone #

571-215-4863

Email

myen2011 AT mit DOT edu

Have you taken or are you taking...

7.05/5.07 (Biochemistry) NO
7.06 (Cell Biology) NO
7.02 (General Biology Lab) NO
5.310 (General Chemistry Lab) NO

Do you have any experience culturing cells (mammalian, yeast or microbial)?
Yes

Do you have any experience in molecular biology (electrophoresis, PCR, etc)?
Yes

Please briefly describe any previous laboratory experience

NIH, NCI, Laboratory of Immune Cell Biology: 2006-2008 summers UVA Developmental Biology Laboratory: 2005 summer MIT Biological Engineering Laboratory: Jan 2008 - present

Anything else you would like us to know?

Interested in molecular pharmacology and the delivery of molecular therapeutics for a variety of diseases, especially those that are particularly common in third world countries.

Publications

1. Goldbeter A and Koshland DE Jr. An amplified sensitivity arising from covalent modification in biological systems. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1981 Nov;78(11):6840-4. DOI:10.1073/pnas.78.11.6840 |
2. JACOB F and MONOD J. Genetic regulatory mechanisms in the synthesis of proteins. J Mol Biol. 1961 Jun;3:318-56. DOI:10.1016/s0022-2836(61)80072-7 |

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3. ISBN:0879697164

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