Aaargh...

[biochemcrazy]

I started working on my Brandeis application, and I realized that I'd really, really like to go there.  I wasn't sure, but as I was going through the faculty pages (hunting for thesis advisors), I discovered that they are doing a lot of research that I would love to be a part of.  The problem is, Geoff really doesn't want to go to Boston...  he's not sure he could find a job he'd love there.  :-(  I have a list of faculty from each school that I'd like to work with, but none of them are nearly as exciting as these women at Brandeis.  (Another bonus, all girls!  :-D )

-Brandeis
  -Lizbeth Hedstrom: Enzymology and protein engineering  ***
  -Dorothee Kern: Structure, dynamics and function of enzymes
  -Carolyn Cohen: Protein structure, dynamics, and assembly
-UC Santa Cruz
  -Roberto Bogomolni: Retinal Proteins, Photosensory Transduction, Membrane Bioenergetics, Photochemistry, Laser Flash Photolysis
  -Roger Linington: Marine Natural Products, Drugs for Neglected Diseases, Chemical Biology, Chemical Probes  ***
  -Seth Rubin: Biochemistry and biophysical chemistry; molecular mechanisms of cell cycle regulation, nuclear magnetic resonance, x-ray crystallography
  -Thomas Schleich: Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging
-UT Austin
  -Karen Browning: Eukaryotic protein synthesis
  -David Graham: Biosynthetic pathways
  -Adrian Kintage-Clay: Natural Product biochemistry
  -Jon Robertus: Protein engineering and drug design  ***

There's no one at Syracuse that I'm particularly interested in, and George is the person I'd want to work with at RPI.  The stars (***) indicate the people I'm the most interested in at that particular institution.  *sigh*  This is going to be a hard decision.  Hopefully Geoff and I will be able to compromise and find the best path for us.