FAW: Osmoregulation in Methanogens

产甲烷菌是要求严格的厌氧古细菌， 新陈代谢的中心是将CO2还原为CH4。 他们的 环境往往是极端的，他们已经进化到处理 这些压力不同于其他细菌。 一个关键 产甲烷菌代谢的一个方面， 监管机构。 罗伯茨博士计划探索分子 研究产甲烷菌光合调节的生物学方法. DNA/mRNA以及蛋白质水平。 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。

Methanogens are fastidious anaerobic archaebacteria whose metabolism centers around the reduction of CO2 to CH4. Their environments are often extreme and they have evolved to handle these stresses differently from other bacteria. One critical aspect of methanogen metabolism which has received little is osmoregulation. Dr. Roberts plans to explore molecular biological approaches to study osmoregulation in methanogens at the DNA/mRNA as well as protein levels. 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.