Alexander (Lesyk) Hajduczok returned to the University of Rochester this Fall for his junior year after spending 15 weeks in Germany this summer researching protein biochemistry. Lesyk was awarded a full scholarship to be a Research Intern in Science and Engineering (RISE) from the German government (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - German Academic Exchange Service). This is a competitive scholarship normally awarded to highly qualified and motivated junior and senior college students. The competition is open to non-German citizens throughout the world. After a 2 week orientation at the Did Deutsch Institut München (Munich), Lesyk spent the rest of the summer at the Universität Halle (Saale) Institut für Biotechnologie, about 100 miles southwest of Berlin. His research project entitled, \"Conformational changes during membrane interaction of GCAP-2,\" focused on investigating the interaction of a calcium sensor protein (GCAP-2) with its target, a membrane-bound guanylyl cylclase of photoreceptor outer segments in the retina. Lesyk is currently a triple major in biochemistry, economics and chemistry at the University of Rochester. Family, friends and Ukrainian Community of Buffalo are so proud of his accomplishments.
Congratulations Lesyk!
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