Daniela Rhodes
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Daniela Rhodes, FRS
is a distinguished structural and molecular biologist. She is a senior scientist at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology
where she read for her Ph.D under the supervision of Aaron Klug
.
Her research focuses on understanding how the structure of chromatin
is involved in transcriptional regulation
and how telomeres are involved in preserving chromosome integrity.
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
is a distinguished structural and molecular biologist. She is a senior scientist at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
The Laboratory of Molecular Biology is a research institute in Cambridge, England, which was at the forefront of the revolution in molecular biology which occurred in the 1950–60s, since then it remains a major medical research laboratory with a much broader focus.-Early beginnings: 1947-61:Max...
where she read for her Ph.D under the supervision of Aaron Klug
Aaron Klug
Sir Aaron Klug, OM, PRS is a Lithuanian-born British chemist and biophysicist, and winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of crystallographic electron microscopy and his structural elucidation of biologically important nucleic acid-protein complexes.-Biography:Klug was...
.
Her research focuses on understanding how the structure of chromatin
Chromatin
Chromatin is the combination of DNA and proteins that make up the contents of the nucleus of a cell. The primary functions of chromatin are; to package DNA into a smaller volume to fit in the cell, to strengthen the DNA to allow mitosis and meiosis and prevent DNA damage, and to control gene...
is involved in transcriptional regulation
Transcriptional regulation
Transcriptional regulation is the change in gene expression levels by altering transcription rates. -Regulation of transcription:Regulation of transcription controls when transcription occurs and how much RNA is created...
and how telomeres are involved in preserving chromosome integrity.
Works
- "Analysis of sequence-specific DNA-binging proteins", Protein function: a practical approach, Editor Thomas E. Creighton, Oxford University Press, 1997, ISBN 9780199636150
- "The Role of Histone H1 in Chromatin Condensation and Transcriptional Repression", Structural biology and functional genomics, Editors E. Morton Bradbury, Sándor Pongor, Springer, 1999, ISBN 9780792357810
- "Telomeric DNA Recoginition", RNA biochemistry and biotechnology, Volume 1998, Editors Jan Barciszewski, Brian Frederic Carl Clark, Springer, 1999, ISBN 9780792358619
- "Climbing mountains: A profile of Max Perutz", EMBO reports 3, 5, 393–395 (2002)
- "Structure of the 30nm Chromatin Fibre and the Regulation of Its Compaction"