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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.

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  • The magic of light: Dozens of images hidden in a single screen May 27, 2025
    New technology that uses light's color and spin to display multiple images.
  • 'Raindrops in the Sun's corona': New adaptive optics shows stunning details of our star's atmosphere May 27, 2025
    Scientists have produced the finest images of the Sun's corona to date. To make these high-resolution images and movies, the team developed a new 'coronal adaptive optics' system that removes blur from images caused by the Earth's atmosphere. Their ground-breaking results pave the way for deeper insight into coronal heating, solar eruptions, and space weather, […]
  • The ocean seems to be getting darker May 27, 2025
    Scientists, who have spent more than a decade examining the impact of artificial light at night on the world's coasts and oceans, have shown that more than one-fifth of the global ocean -- an area spanning more than 75 million sq km -- has been the subject of ocean darkening over the past two decades. […]
  • Why after 2000 years we still don't know how tickling works May 27, 2025
    How come you can't tickle yourself? And why can some people handle tickling perfectly fine while others scream their heads off? Neuroscientists argue that we should take tickle research more seriously.
  • New fuel cell could enable electric aviation May 27, 2025
    Engineers developed a fuel cell that offers more than three times as much energy per pound compared to lithium-ion batteries. Powered by a reaction between sodium metal and air, the device could be lightweight enough to enable the electrification of airplanes, trucks, or ships.

Contact:

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

Department of Chemistry
One Shields Ave.
Davis, CA 95616