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Protein Shapes Matter in Alzheimer’s Research

Ashutosh Tiwari, associate professor of chemistry at Michigan Tech, explains that misfolded amyloid beta proteins tend to pile up and form aggregates, which can form stringy fibrils or balled-up amorphous shapes. To understand what causes the different shapes and to assess their toxicity, Tiwari’s team looked at acetylation. To learn more see article on Michigan Tech News

Nethaniah Dorh in Michigan Tech News

Research of graduate student Nethaniah Dorh in Tiwari lab. was featured in the Michigan Tech News in the article The Case of Sticky Protein by Allison Mills. 

2014 Spring Awards Program

Molly (Mu Yang, Ph.D. Candidate) was awarded the Oustanding Upper-Division Chemistry Teaching Assistant award. Eponine Zenker (Undergraduate Researcher) was recognized with the Woman of Promise award.

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