Melanie R. Nilsson
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
McDaniel College
2 College Hill
Westminster, MD 21157
Phone: (410) 857-2799
E-mail: mnilsson@mcdaniel.edu
Office: Eaton Hall Rm 316
Education: B.A.
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Ph.D. State University
of New York at
Stony Brook
Experience: Research Triangle Institute, Chemist
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University of Oxford, Research
Associate
University of Cambridge, Research
Associate
Research Interests / Research Opportunities for students:
- Diseases of Aging (e.g. Alzheimer's Disease, Type 2 diabetes,
etc.)
- Astrobiology (i.e. developing tools to investigate early life
on Earth and the possibility of life on other planets)
I am actively looking for undergraduate students from McDaniel College to
participate in these research areas during the Summer of 2004. Students
of all levels are encouraged to apply. Stop by Eaton Hall Room 316
for more information.
Recent Publications (2001-present):
- Nilsson, Melanie R. and Dobson, Christopher M. Chemical
modifications of insulin in amyloid fibrils. Protein Science.
2003, In press.
- Nilsson, Melanie R. and Dobson, Christopher M. In vitro
characterization of lactoferrin aggregation and amyloid formation. Biochemistry.
2003, 43(2): 375-382.
- Cole, Jennifer M., Niensted, Jessica, Spataro, Glenn, Rasbury, E. Troy
, Lanzirotti, Antonio, Celestian, Aaron J., Nilsson, Melanie R., Hanson,
Gilbert N. Phosphor imaging as a tool for in situ mapping of ppm levels
of uranium and thorium in rocks and minerals. Chemical Geology. 2003,
193: 126-136.
- Nilsson, Melanie R. Techniques to study amyloid fibril formation
in vitro. Methods. 2003, Invited review, in press.
- Clark, Anne and Nilsson, Melanie R. Molecular Mechanism of IAPP
amyloid formation in Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetologia.
2003, Invited review, in press.
- Nilsson, Melanie R., Driscoll, Miles D. and Raleigh, Daniel
P. Low levels of asparagine deamidation have a dramatic effect on aggregation:
Implications for the study of amyloid formation. Protein Science.
2002, 11:342-349.
- Nilsson, Melanie R., Nguyen, Lan L., and Raleigh, Daniel P.
Synthesis and purification of amyloidogenic peptides. Analytical
Biochemistry. 2001, 288:76-82.
- Nilsson, Melanie R. Student-taught review sessions:
Fostering communication skills and reinforcing concepts. Journal
of Chemical Education 2001, 78: 628.