Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Introducing 2023 & 2024 #AstronautScholar Tara Young from the @universityofwashington!
Tara is pursuing a major in biochemistry with a minor in bioethics. She studies how special enzymes called topoisomerases help untangle DNA knots so that it can be copied properly during cell division. Using biochemical techniques, Tara works to reveal the mechanism of topoisomerase recruitment and provide new insight into better ways to inhibit bacteria and cancer growth.
The University of Washington Astronaut Scholarship is sponsored by Carol Fitzgerald Tyler and John Tyler, in memory of Leslie Ann Fitzgerald Doll.
Learn more about our 2024 Astronaut Scholars at the link in our bio.
Introducing 2023 & 2024 #AstronautScholar Tara Young from the @universityofwashington!
Tara is pursuing a major in biochemistry with a minor in bioethics. She studies how special enzymes called topoisomerases help untangle DNA knots so that it can be copied properly during cell division. Using biochemical techniques, Tara works to reveal the mechanism of topoisomerase recruitment and provide new insight into better ways to inhibit bacteria and cancer growth.
The University of Washington Astronaut Scholarship is sponsored by Carol Fitzgerald Tyler and John Tyler, in memory of Leslie Ann Fitzgerald Doll.
Learn more about our 2024 Astronaut Scholars at the link in our bio.
