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Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

I've been working in a biochemistry lab at Oregon State University for the past three summers doing DNA crystallography. Because the professor I work for is generous with credit for even the high schoolers and undergrads who work in his lab, I will be second author on the paper that has just been accepted for publication, after the grad student who was overseeing the project (and who did much of the work).

The paper will be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal. I don't know when, but probably not for a few months at least. I will post a link to the abstract when it becomes available. Those who want to see the entire paper (and I don't expect many will) can either look it up in a library or wait six more months until it is online for free.

I'm extremely excited about this. Publishing is a pretty big deal, and this is a prestigious journal.

The abstract (which I think might be free) is here: http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/0409455102v1

The actual paper is here: http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/0409455102v1

I will e-mail a copy of the PDF to those who want one.

[ May 04, 2005, 10:32 PM: Message edited by: Shigosei ]

Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :

Congratulations, Amy! This is going to open so many doors for you! I'm so happy for you!!

Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :

What a pretty pink diamond for your resume! And you did great work for it too!! Congrats! [Big Grin]

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

Thanks, Ryuko and Narnia! I actually mentioned the research on my resume last time I applied for a job, but it will be nice to actually be able to list the publication. I do hope it will give me some new opportunities!

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

That is awesome! *applauds*

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

[Wave]

Thanks Rivka!

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

Wow, Shigosei -- that is really awesome!!

What exactly is the paper about -- I mean, I know it is DNA crystallography -- but more specific? Do you know what the title will be?

(I'll try to bookmark that site to check back for it ocassionally).

Farmgirl [Hat]

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

Thanks, Farmgirl! I will try to remember to post a link directly to the paper on Hatrack so no one has to look for it.

DNA crystallography, for those who don't know, is a technique to determine the structure of a DNA molecule by crystallizing it. The crystal is mounted on a device that shoots concentrated x-rays at it, which diffract off of electrons in the atoms of the molecule. These electrons are collected and analyzed to determine the structure. The technique can be applied to other molecules, particularly proteins. Of course, it's not DNA crystallography then.

Anyhow, my lab is working on solving the structures for all 64 permutations of a particular 10-nucleotide long set of sequences (Some of the nucleotides are determined by the selection of other nucleotides, and some are fixed). We are trying to find a relationship between the nucleotide sequence and the type of DNA (B-DNA, A-DNA, or Holliday junction) formed. I believe that the title of the paper is How Does Sequence Affect Structure?

[ April 04, 2005, 06:28 PM: Message edited by: Shigosei ]

Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :

*applause* Congratulations!

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

Thanks, Jeniwren!

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

I just found out that the paper is due to be published sometime between May 2 and May 6. It will be online at that point, so those with access to PNAS will be able to read it.

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

Okay, here's an online version . Right now it's the "early edition" which means it's not in print today. I think that anyone can access it until it's put into print, which could be tomorrow--I'm not sure. Anyhow, once the link is taken down, those of you at universities and other organizations with access should be able to get to it. I have a PDF copy which I will be happy to e-mail to anyone who wants it.

I'm so excited! This is really cool...

Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :

I missed this thread earlier, so I'll take this bump as an opportunity to say congratulations!

Posted by Audeo (Member # 5130) on :

Just had to post this comic The Author List: Giving Credit Where Credit is Due .

Congratulations though, I don't know what year you are in school, but being published is definately an accomplishment at any age. Your article is a little heavier than I have time for this week (I'm studying for finals), but I'll try to make sense of it when I have more time.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

*bummed* It says I need to subscribe. I wanted to see it.

Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

Congratulations, Shigosei! That really is fantastic. Sounds like you've earned it. [Smile]

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

Heh, that's pretty amusing, Audeo.

Rivka, I'm e-mailing you the file.

Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :

Wow, that's really cool. [Cool]

Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :

Congratulations, Shigosei! Getting a paper with your name on it published is a serious accomplishment.

[The Wave]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Thanks, Shig! [Smile]

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

For those who care (all three of you), the paper is now available free online to anyone. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/102/20/7157.pdf

Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :

Who are the other two? [Razz]

Posted by Miro (Member # 1178) on :

I'm not actually going to read that in the middle of finals, but it looks real important! [Razz]

Congrats.

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

Woohoo! Congratulations!

Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :

Awesome. [Smile]

Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :

Congrats! The proceedings of the National Academy of Science is a very prestigious place to publish. PNAS had and impact factor of 10.5 in 2004 which is really good.

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

I have no idea how I missed this the first time around. This is very, very cool, Shigosei. Belated congratulations!

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

Awesome! Congratulations! [Smile]

EDIT: This is my 6000th post. Huh.

Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :

Thanks, all of you. I still get a kick out of knowing the paper's out there, even almost a year later.

Maybe someday I'll be able to publish a paper where I actually will write it, instead of just doing the research. That would be pretty wild.

Posted by Irami Osei-Frimpong (Member # 2229) on :

Super cool.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

I care! I care!

I just keep forgetting to print it out and read it. [Blushing]

Second author! That's pretty cool.