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Department of

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Margaret Daley, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Margaret Daley, PhD, joined the department in 2007. She teaches classes for non-science majors, including DNA, Science, and Technology and Chemistry and Society, as well as the General Chemistry laboratory taken by science majors.

Education

Ph.D., University of Alberta; Biochemistry B.Sc.,
University of Waterloo; Biochemistry Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington

Scholarly and Creative Work

Daley enjoys the puzzle of piecing together molecular structure using NMR spectroscopy. It was an undergraduate biophysics class that got her really hooked when it was demonstrated that it was possible to apply NMR to large protein molecules. Both her Ph.D. and postdoctoral research used NMR to investigate the relationship between protein structure and function. She has studied various interesting proteins using these techniques, including insect antifreeze and bacterial signaling proteins.

Teaching Interests

Daley is currently teaching Chemistry and Society. She has also taught DNA, Science, and Technology, General Chemistry lecture and laboratory, and Biophysical Chemistry laboratory.