Biomolecules In Biology - 1739 Words

Previous research I have always been fascinated in understanding about the ecological and biological processes of aquatic organisms and their interaction with the environment, especially their response and impacts of greenhouse gases. My past research focused on methods development for detecting and quantifying key elements and chemical compounds that actively influence the growth and distribution of aquatic organisms, and their interaction to environmental change. Environmental proteomics, genomic and biochemical studies in the biomineralization process are the most applicable approaches for understanding all these biological features. Therefore, I was very much interested to work with these promising tools, which are also†¦show more content†¦My innovative findings were recognized with the â€Å"President Award† from the University of the Ryukyus and many awards from international scientific forums. My innovation also recognized by the Japanese famous newspapers (e. g., The RYUKYU SHIMPO, Sept. 1, 2009), TV, radio and many magazines. Using my new proteomics technique, I also identified two proteins (Ca2+-binding and glycoproteins) for the first time in corals (refs---), which are also essential in the biological structure of other calcifying aquatic organisms. At an earlier stage of my postdoctoral tenure at the University of Ryukyus, I identified a carbonic anhydrase (CA) enzyme in the organic matrix of soft coral sclerites (Rahman et al., 2008) and demonstrated its functional properties in the calcification process and it’s involvement in climate change (ref--). It was the first evidence to identify CA in alcyonarian coral. This finding allowed us to understand that carbonic anhydrase domain is involved in the biological series of ocean chemistry as a catalyst. 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