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Ellen Chu

Ellen Chu

Education: B.S. Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, Davis, 2020

Joined Lab: January 2023

Outside of lab: I like watching anime and going on hikes. During the winter, I also snowboard in Tahoe whenever I get the chance!

Previous Research Experience: I actually did research in Dr. Sheila David’s lab during my undergraduate experience! I explored the target recognition mechanism of MutY using 2-Br-2′-deoxyinosine oligonucleotide analogs during my undergraduate career. It paved the way for my interest in research as well as graduate school.

RSS Science Daily News

  • Scientists track 'doubling' in origin of cancer cells May 2, 2024
    Working with human breast and lung cells, scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of cancer cells.
  • Sugar-based catalyst upcycles carbon dioxide May 2, 2024
    New catalyst is made from an inexpensive, abundant metal and table sugar. Catalyst converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide, a building block for producing a variety of useful chemicals including syngas. With recent advances in carbon capture technologies, post-combustion carbon capture is becoming a plausible option to help tackle the global climate change crisis. […]
  • Random robots are more reliable May 2, 2024
    New algorithm encourages robots to move more randomly to collect more diverse data for learning. In tests, robots started with no knowledge and then learned and correctly performed tasks within a single attempt. New model could improve safety and practicality of self-driving cars, delivery drones and more.
  • Significant new discovery in teleportation research -- Noise can improve the quality of quantum teleportation May 2, 2024
    Researchers succeeded in conducting an almost perfect quantum teleportation despite the presence of noise that usually disrupts the transfer of quantum state.
  • Wild orangutan treats wound with pain-relieving plant May 2, 2024
    A wild orangutan was observed applying a plant with known medicinal properties to a wound, a first for a wild animal.

Contact:

Dr. Sheila S. David
ssdavid@ucdavis.edu
(530)-752-4280

Department of Chemistry
One Shields Ave.
Davis, CA 95616