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  <title><![CDATA[Understanding protein dynamics to design better drugs]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Georgia Tech alumna&nbsp;<a href="https://science.psu.edu/bmb/people/cdo5093">C. Denise Okafor</a> (M.S. Chemistry 2010, Ph.D. Biochemistry 2015) is the subject of this recent feature from the <a href="https://www.asbmb.org">American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology</a>. Okafor was heading to a career in medicine before following up on a suggestion to apply for&nbsp;a <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/">National Science Foundation&nbsp;Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)</a>. The decision changed her life, and led to her <a href="https://cool.gatech.edu/node/27">graduate student experiences</a> at Georgia Tech, and her current position as an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at <a href="https://science.psu.edu">Penn State</a>. Okafor, who recently received a <a href="https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/faculty-early-career-development-program-career">National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development, or CAREER</a>&nbsp;Award, credited her professors for helping her find&nbsp;the right academic path to follow.</p>

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