CBI TP Sabbatical Proposal July 1 , 2012

CBI SABBATICAL PROPOSAL July , 5 2012

CBI Student Sabbatical Proposal: Characterization of docking domains from the curacin A biosynthetic pathway

1 A Research Proposal Submitted to NSFC

In Spring 2013 I was on sabbatical with University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). My original proposal was to conduct a research project with a professor in UESTC and to submit a couple of conference papers and a journal paper. My actual achievements were more productive. This report summarizes the research activities I was involved.

Concussion sideline management intervention for rugby union leads to reduced concussion claims.

The effectiveness of a concussion management education programme (CMEP) in rugby in reducing the number and cost of concussion/brain injury (CBI) moderate to serious claims (MSC) was assessed. A RugbySmart educational video and a sideline concussion check (SCC) tool comprised the CMEP. Over 30,000 SCC, providing information on management of suspected concussion among community level rugby playe...

Exploring the World of Phospholipids and Their Interactions with Proteins: The Work of William Dowhan

William Dowhan’s curiosity about the connections between phospholipids and proteins associated with them goes back as far as his days as a graduate student with Esmond Snell at the University of California, Berkeley. In these two JBC Classics, his group’s ability to manipulate biochemical and molecular genetics tools to answer fundamental questions about lipid biology shines through. “William D...