Andrea Morfin

Major and Classification

Sophomore, Physics B.A.

Faculty Mentor

Peter J. Chung- Dornsife Department of Physics & Astronomy

Department

Dornsife – Physics & Astronomy

Research Gateway Project

“The Biophysics Behind Alzheimer’s disease: Analyzing the Development of Phosphorylated Tau Protein”

Project Abstract

 Under the guidance of Dr. Chung, Mr. Mueller, and Mr. Scurato- Andrea will be engaged in analyzing the interactions created through the Phosphorylation of the disordered Tau protein to recreate a phosphorylated tau protein similar to the tau found in Alzheimer’s disease.