Ritwika Basu

Ritwika Basu

Email: ribasu@utmb.edu
Degree(s):
PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Masters of Science, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Bachelors of Science, Chemistry
Research Focus: Structural basis of ribosome mediated Antibiotic resistance
Mentor: Matthieu Gagnon

Research Statement: I am studying the structural basis of Antibiotic resistance mechanisms in Pseudomonas that involves the translation machinery including a putative rescue factor of ribosomes. I am also investigating the structure-function relationship of some special features of translation initiation in Pseudomonas. Tools we use to address these questions are binding and functional assays along with X-ray crystallography or CryoEM for structure determination.