1.0Biochemistry and Biophysicshttps://www.med.unc.edu/biochemCarolyn Clabohttps://www.med.unc.edu/biochem/author/cclabo/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ILk3a0VcRP"><a href="https://www.med.unc.edu/biochem/news/jessica-hobson-earns-her-phd/">Jessica Hobson earns her PhD!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.med.unc.edu/biochem/news/jessica-hobson-earns-her-phd/embed/#?secret=ILk3a0VcRP" width="600" height="338" title="“Jessica Hobson earns her PhD!” — Biochemistry and Biophysics" data-secret="ILk3a0VcRP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.med.unc.edu/biochem/wp-content/uploads/sites/795/2022/03/jessica-thumbnail.png256284Jessica Hobson successfully defended her dissertation titled “Urzymes – Minimal Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases: Addressing Their Catalytic Authenticity and Technical Challenges to Utilization” on March 21st, 2022, under the direction of Dr. Charles Carter, Jr. Jessica received her B.S. in Biology and minor in Chemistry from Towson University in 2012. While an undergraduate at Towson University, Jessica … Read more