Crystal L. Young

Department/Affiliation: Chemistry, Biochemistry
Phone: 330-287-1973
Office Address: 201 Severance Hall
Email: cyoung@wooster.edu

Degrees

• B.A., Chemistry and Spanish, Washington and Jefferson College, 2006
• M.Sc., Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2008
• Ph.D., Chemical Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2012

Area of Research

• Yeast genetics and protein biochemistry approaches to understanding the roles of DEAD-box proteins (a type of RNA helicase) in assembly of the eukaryotic ribosome

Courses Taught

• BCMB 303: Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• BCMB 331: Principles of Biochemistry
• BCMB 332: Biochemistry of Metabolism
• BCMB 451 and 452: Senior Independent Study

Awards & Professional Memberships

• American Chemical Society
• RNA Society

Publications

• C. L. Young and K. Karbstein; “Co-factor Dependent Specificity of a DEAD-box Protein.” 2012. submitted.
• B. S. Strunk; M. N. Novak; C. L. Young and K. Karbstein; “A Translation-Like Cycle is a Quality Control Checkpoint for Maturing 40S Ribosome Subunits.” Cell, 2012, 150(1), 111-121.
• C. L. Young and K. Karbstein; “Analysis of Cofactor Effects on RNA Helicases.” Methods in Enzymology, 2012, 511, 213-37.
• C. L. Young and K. Karbstein; “The Roles of S1 RNA-binding Domains in Rrp5’s Interactions with pre-rRNA.” RNA, 2011, 17, 512-521.