About Shane Stecklein Expertise I can answer general questions in molecular and statistical genetics as well as those relating to general cellular and molecular biology. My primary interests are in cancer biology and immunology.
Experience I am currently an undergraduate pre-medical student pursuing a B.S. in cellular biology with a minor in chemistry. I work as a research assistant in a molecular biology laboratory investigating the Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) gene--this locus is mutated in over 80% of all colorectal cancers--my individual project is to investigate the interaction of the APC protein with elements of the cytoskeleton (particularly cytokeratin 18) in colonic epithelial cells. Our primary goal is to discern the mechanism by which the nuclear function (or lack thereof) of the mutated protein results in tumorgenic polyps. I also teach undergraduate laboratory courses in chemistry and microbiology at the University of Kansas. Upon completion of my undergraduate degree, I hope to enter an M.D., Ph.D. progam and pursue a career in radiology and nuclear medicine and continue to do cancer research.
Organizations Tri-beta Honors Society
American Society for Microbiology
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
American Chemical Society
Education/Credentials B.S. - Cellular Biology /w minor in Chemistry (Honors) (in progress)
Awards and Honors State of Kansas Scholar
University of Kansas Honor Scholar
Mount Oread Scholar
National Collegiate Scholar
5' CAPS LYSIS
BACTERIA Mrna
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE MUTANT TYPE
CODON NUCLEUS
CYTOPLASM PHENOTYPE
DNA POLYMERASE PLASMIDS
DOMINANT POLY A TAILS
EXON PRION
FAMILIAL FATAL INSOMNIA RECESSIVE
GENE RIBOSOME
GENOTYPE RNA POLYMERASE
HELICASE SMALL POX
HERPES SNRPs
HETEROZYGOUS TELOMERES
HIV TRANSCRIPTION
HOMOLOGOUS TRANSLATION
INTRON tRNA
KLINEFELTER TURNER
KURU VIRUS
LIGASE WILD TYPE
1)These sequences of mRNA donot code for specific amino acids in a protein and are removed.
2) These sequences of mRNA donot code for amino acids but are seperated by noncoding regions.
3) These long strings of nucleic acids are added to the 5' ends of DNA for protection and acts as a cellular biological clock, regulating a cell's lifespan.
4) This is a specific region of a chromosome that will eventually be transcribed and translated into a specific protein.
5) This is a specific type of RNA that brings a specific amino acid to ribosome.
6) This is a specific type of RNA that is translated by a ribosome.
7) This is the location in the cell where transcription occurs.
8) This is the location in the cell where translation occurs.
9) This is the protein complex that actually translates mRNA.
10) This nonliving"thing" inserts DNA into a cell's genome and allows the cell to make all of its proteins and replicate its DNA.
11) This nonliving "thing" causes a change in brain cell's surface proteins.
12) This viral disease is found in humans.
13) This virus causes AIDS in humans.
14) This is the virus that causes chickenpox.
15) This prion disease is found in humans and is caused from eating monkey and human brains.
16) This is one way that viruses release themselves from their host cell.
17) This prion disease is inherited.
18) This prion disease is found in elk living in western Rocky Mountain states.
19) This type of organism reproduces by binary fission.
20) This piece of genetic material allows bacteria to rapidly develop antibiotic resistance
Answer Hi Affie--
1. Intron
2. Exon
3. Telomeres
4. Gene
5. tRNA
6. mRNA
7. Nucleus
8. Cytoplasm
9. Ribosome
10. Virus
11. Prion
12. Smallpox* or Herpes
13. HIV
14. Varicella-Zoster Virus (This is not in the word bank).
15. Kuru
16. Lysis
17. Familial Fatal Insomnia
18. Chronic Wasting Disease
19. Bacteria
20. Plasmid
