Rupal Singh Tomar Dr., Ph.D
Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Phone: 314-935-3339
- Email: rupal@nospam.wustl.edu
I gained expertise to studying the photosynthetic responses to abiotic stresses with an emphasis on Photosystem I and II in plant and algae. Then my interest turned into the molecular mechanism of photochemistry. Currently, I am working on the molecular mechanism of photoprotection in higher plants, algae, and cyanobacteria using molecular, protein chemistry, and molecular spectrometry techniques, especially protein mass spectrometry. I expect to see our study will expand the current knowledge in this area. I love to spend time with my family. I also like to watch cricket, movies and traveling.
Mateo Blair
Undergraduate Researcher
- Phone: 224-616-8866
- Email: Mateoblair@nospam.wustl.edu
I am majoring in biochem and Spanish (minor), I am from Glenview, Illinois. I am an avid fan of fútbol and follow the English Premier League very closely. I like to spend my free time playing or watching soccer, working out and hiking.
Katie Lee
Undergraduate Researcher
- Email: Katiehlee@nospam.wustl.edu
I am a sophomore at WashU majoring in biochemistry and minoring in linguistics. I enjoy spending my free time playing the clarinet and being outdoors. My research focuses on the Orange Carotenoid Protein (OCP) and how it regulates energy uptake during photosynthesis.
Previous lab member
Leon (Xinyang) Su
Undergraduate Researcher
- Email: xinyang.su@nospam.wustl.edu
I am a junior here at Washington University majoring in chemistry. I am interested in studying and researching in the field of organic chemistry. Learning things like protein functions. I like to play dungeons and dragons and watch movies during my leisure time. My favorite sport is tennis and swimming.
Current: Ph.D Student UC Berkeley Chemistry graduate program
Nisha Ravitomar
Summer Intership, University of Missouri Health Sciences-Pre-Professional
We are studying about how higher order structure of acpPC, a light-harvesting complex in Fugacium Kawagutii, a reef-building coral symbiont, affects energy transfer within the protein. We are also using other biochemistry techniques such as absorption and fluorescence spectroscopies to show how the oligomerization state of the acpPC complex is changing, upon environmental stresses, such as higher temperature.