Jirwin1097

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Convo

Hey James, Pinar here. Have you edited Wikipedia before? I kind of like the idea that by the end of the term people will be able to look up our article to learn a bit about such-and-such topic. I don't know if we'll be able to pick on our own, but any of the stubs catch your interest? --Pozmi (talk) 21:01, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Hi Jirwin1097!

Hi James,

My name is Erin Neumann Domer. However, many people simply call me Er. I work at Fox Chase Cancer Center in the Clinical Cytogenetics Lab. Molecular Biology is my first class towards my Masters in Biotechnology. While I will be completing this program online from Philadelphia, I plan on making at least one trip to Baltimore to visit the campus.

I am looking forward to working on this project with you and Pinar. Go Wiki Group 7!

Madscientist2007 (talk) 02:26, 28 September 2013 (UTC)

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Hi, James, Don't forget to sign your messages on talk pages with four tildes. Seems you forgot to do that here. Klortho (talk) 02:25, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Possible Project Topics

Hi James, Pinar and I have been tossing around possible topics for our project. Here is what we discussed so far:

• Gene silencing
• Inverted repeats
• Rosalind Franklin
• Some aspect of DNA repair
• Some topic relating to genetics (like what we did in the first chapter)

However, we are both certainly open to other ideas or suggestions. Is there a topic that is of particular interest to you? Madscientist2007 (talk) 03:32, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

I think these are some great topics. The only other that comes to mind are the sequencing techniques that were described in chapter three. Jirwin1097 (talk) 23:34, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Initial Article assessments from jirwin1097

Neuropharmacological specificity of brain structures involved in soman-induced seizures.

In this study three different classes of drugs with known anticonvulsant effects are evaluated when given i.c (intracerebral) and in distinct brain regions.[1] The purpose in determine whether these drugs injected directly into specific brain regions will have an effect on neuropathology. Microdialysis surgery was performed on animals to make intracerebral injections possible. It was determined that the dosage of the treatment drugs needed to mitigate anticholinergic affects varied significantly among brain regions. In conclusion, the study supports the idea that unique neuropathological pathways are involved in specific brain regions

ChemR23 knockout mice display mature-onset mild obesity but no deficit in adipocyte differentiation.

Chemerin is a protein that is believed to be involved in the regulation of adipocyte differentiation.[2] The purpose of this study was to determine if this is actually the case. A knockout model was believed to be the best method for investigation. Knockout mice for the protein Chem23, the receptor of Cherin, were used in the study. It was determined that bodyweight was unaffected up until 12 months. Mice older than 12 months had significantly more bodyweight and were categorized as obese. It has been concluded in this study that Chemerin plays an important role in metabolism as well as in the regulation of adipocyte differentiation.[2]

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Thanks for participating in the Molecular Biology Wikipedia assignment! I just wanted to thank you for your work as part of this project, and to wish you well in your future studies! I hope you enjoyed editing Wikipedia, and hope you continue to edit it whenever you find problems, or find something that you would like to add. Don't hesitate to contact me with any questions, any time you want. Klortho (talk) 02:32, 17 December 2013 (UTC)