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Subha Das joined Chemistry in Fall 2006. He works with the chemistry of RNA ribozymes and the cellular processes they mediate, and he also explores the activities of “riboswitches” found within RNA.
Veronica Hinman joined Biological Sciences in Fall 2006. She studies the evolution of developmental mechanisms by comparing the organization of gene regulatory networks.
Rongchao Jin joined Chemistry in Fall 2006. He develops new methods to synthesize nanosized clusters of metal atoms and complex nanocrystal structures for use as catalysts and in electronic and other devices.
Newell Washburn joined Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering in Fall 2004. He combines polymer/materials science and physical chemistry with biomedical engineering, and develops therapies for tissue repair.
Maria Kurnikova joined the chemistry department in Fall 2003 and specializes in developing computational models of the dynamics of proteins and protein assemblies on a long time scale.
