'Tis the season
The flu is caused by these viruses and results in 650,000 deaths annually.
What are influenza viruses?
This reporter protein has an excitation peak at 395nm and an emission peak at 509nm, making it fluoresce green.
What is green fluorescent protein (GFP)?
HO HO HO....but backwards...
What is alcohol3?
This terpene majorly contributes to the smell of pine trees.
What is pinene?
This graduate student is earning their doctoral degree at the end of 2020!
Who is Chuanzhen Zhao?
This virus has a basic reproductive number (R0) of 2.5, which is twice that of the influenza virus, and has caused a global pandemic.
What is SARS-CoV-2?
This fluorescent protein aborbs light between 540-590nm and emits light in the 550-650nm range.
What is mCherry?
While counterintuitive, 200-proof of this alcohol won't kill bacteria, whereas 140-proof will.
What is ethanol?
Crushing a hand warmer initiates the rapid crystallization of this compound.
What is sodium acetate?
This graduate student helped launch #BlackinChem x UCLA in 2020!
Who is Samantha Mensah
This influenza viral substrain caused the 1918 Spanish flu, also known as the 1918 flu pandemic. It also caused the 2009 swine flu pandemic.
What is the H1N1 influenza virus?
A genetic mutant of GFP, this fluorescent protein has an excitation peak of 514 nm.
What is yellow fluorescent protein (YFP)?
Alcohol binds to this ligand-gated ion channel.
What is the GABAA Receptor?
Holly is for more than just decking the halls. Surprisingly, its berries contain high amounts of this highly addictive chemical compound.
What is caffeine?
This trio of students advanced to candidacy in 2020!
Who are Sara Erwin, Katie Perrotta, and Merel Dagher.
Viruses like poliovirus, rabies virus, and West Nile virus can use this nerve as a shortcut to access the central nervous system.
What is the olfactory nerve?
What is the jellyfish Aequuorea victoria?
This drug is used to treat chronic alcohol dependence and inhibits the enzyme acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, which produces hangover effects.
What is Disulfiram (Antabuse)?
Indium gallium nitride alloy semiconductor materials create LED Christmas lights of these colors.
What are blues and greens?
This graduate student won the NSF GRFP in 2020!
Who is Cameron Movassaghi?
A common symptom of COVID-19 is loss of smell or taste. While olfactory neurons and taste receptor cells are thought to be impacted, they do not express these key receptors.
What are angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors?
This class of oxidative enzymes produce bioluminescence.
What are luciferases?
While most commonly used for opioid dependence, this medication can be used for alcohol dependence. Its mechanism of action in alcohol dependence is generated via KOR antagonism.
What is Naltrexone (ReVia, Vivitrol)?
Dr. Nettleton named this antitumor antibiotic after a character in the Puccini opera La Bohème; however, many mistakenly think it's named after a famous reindeer.
What is Rudolphomycin?
This graduate student made some biopolymers for developing students as part of the CNSI Outreach program in 2020!
Who is Liv Heidenreich?