User:Shireen Rudina
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Contact Info
- Shireen Rudina
- McCormick Hall, MIT
- srudinaATmitDOTedu.
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I work in the Lauffenburger lab at MIT studying how ECM proteins affect the migration and adhesion responses of human breast cancer cells. I learned about OpenWetWare from class, and I've joined because of the 20.109 wiki.
Education
- 2013, BS, MIT
Research interests
- Gene therapy
- Tissue engineering
- Stem cells
Publications
Useful links
Registration/Questionnaire: 20.109 Spring 2011
Last Name
Rudina
First Name
Shireen
Preferred name (if not first)
Course/Minor
20 - Biological Engineering
Year of Graduation
2013
Telephone #
908-334-5709
srudinaATmitDOTedu
Preferred OH Time
What times on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays are you available for occasional office hours (held before major assignments are due)?
Sunday before 6, Monday 2-4, Tuesday before 11
Potentially Relevant Background
Have you taken/are you taking... | Answer yes/no/when |
7.05/5.07 (Biochemistry) | currently |
7.06 (Cell Biology) | no |
7.03 (Genetics) | FA2010 |
7.02 (General Biology Lab) | no |
5.310 (General Chemistry Lab) | no |
Do you have experience with... | Answer yes/no/type |
Cell culture (microbial/mammalian/yeast?) | yes: mammalian |
Molecular biology (electrophoresis, PCR, etc) | somewhat: polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, Western blots |
Please briefly describe any previous laboratory experience
Lauffenburger Lab (Sep 2010- present): studying effect of proteins in the ECM on migration and adhesion of human breast cancer cells; cell culture, fluorescence microscopy
Langer Lab (Jan-Aug 2010): developing a drug-eluting contact lens; manufactured contact lenses, experimented with hydrogels and polymers, ELISA assays
Anything else you would like us to know?
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