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Michael C. Thompson

Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Michael Thompson
Professional Title: 
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thrust 1
Email: 
mthompson30@ucmerced.edu
Office: 
Castle, Bldg 1200, Room 96
Lab Website(s): 
https://thompsonlab.science/
Education: 
  • 2014-2020: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Francisco, Advisor: James Fraser
  • 2008-2014: Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Advisor: Todd Yeates
  • 2003-2007: B.A. Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Advisor: Tom Alber
Research Interests: 
  • Atomic-scale mechanisms of "molecular thermometers" that allow living systems to sense and respond to temperature
  • Catalytic mechanisms of natural and engineered enzymes
  • Method development for structural biology and biophysics, with an emphasis on X-ray crystallography

 

Additional Tags: 
Thrust 1