Faculty Award for Women Scientists and Engineers

在生物物理学和物理化学方面的大量工作 表明，平衡，动力学，和运输的 表面上的蛋白质可能与这些蛋白质有很大的不同， 在本体溶液中的过程，即，独特的现象可能会发生， 在生物化学的物理方面也很重要 在接口。 汤普森博士计划通过以下方式解决这些问题： 使用衬底支撑的平面模型膜， 开发了时间分辨的激光荧光技术 显微镜 本提案满足一汽的目标，即：1） 表彰杰出和有前途的女科学家， 从事研究和教学的学术职业的工程师，以及2） 促进其职业生涯的进一步发展。

A large body of work in biophysics and physical chemistry suggests that the equilibrium, kinetics, and transport of proteins at surfaces may deviate substantially from these processes in bulk solution, i.e., that unique phenomena may occur and be important in the physical aspects of biological chemistry at interfaces. Dr. Thompson plans to address these questions by using substrate-supported planar model membranes and recently developed techniques in time-resolved, laser-based fluorescence microscopy. This proposal fulfills the FAW objectives which are 1) to recognize outstanding and promising women scientists and engineers in academic careers of research and teaching and 2) to facilitate the further development of their careers.