Dixie Goss is a professor in the Department of Chemistry. She teaches courses in biological spectroscopy and does research in the areas of biochemistry and physical chemistry.
See Contact DetailsDr. Dixie Goss received a BS from Nebraska Wesleyan University and a PhD from The University of Nebraska. At Hunter College, she teaches courses in biological spectroscopy. Her research focuses on regulation of protein synthesis, viral RNA translation and plant anti-viral proteins.
Courses taught have included:
Research Statement
The Dixie Goss Lab is using biophysical methods and molecular biology to study protein-nucleic acid interactions and macromolecular assembly.
We are particularly interested in mechanisms of assembly and how kinetics and equilibria influence the final composition of assembly complexes and ultimately biological function. Experiments are aimed at determining the detailed function of proteins and how they recognize nucleic acids.
These processes are studied by steady-state and life-time fluorescence measurements, circular dichroism, rapid scanning stopped-flow, and site-directed mutagenesis. Detailed quantitative measurements of these biological processes lead to elucidation of molecular mechanisms and how these processes can be regulated.
Dixie Goss