{"618279":{"#nid":"618279","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Amit Reddi and His Favorite Element ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe monthly series \u0026quot;My Favorite Element\u0026quot; part of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/periodictable.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026#39;s celebration of 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements, #IYPT2019GT\u003C\/a\u003E. Each month a member of the Georgia Tech community will share his\/her favorite element via video.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/reddi\/amit%20r.\u0022\u003EAmit Reddi\u003C\/a\u003E is an assistant professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. He is an inorganic chemist interested in the roles metals play in biology. Up to 50% of all proteins require a metal for their proper functioning. Yet, only about a dozen metals are encounterered in biology.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat so few metals allow proteins to function in hundreds of different ways is what drew Reddi to research: to\u0026nbsp;better understand how proteins and metals interact\u0026nbsp;to achieve\u0026nbsp;diversity in protein function.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn the other hand, the metals crucial to protein function are also toxic to cells when they are not handled properly in the cell.\u0026nbsp; At Georgia Tech, Reddi studies\u0026nbsp;how entire cells and organisms are able to use metals productively fashion, without suffering their toxicity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis favorite element is .... Watch the video!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERenay San Miguel, communications officer in the College of Sciences, produced and edited the videos in this series.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOther videos in this series are available at\u0026nbsp;https:\/\/periodictable.gatech.edu\/.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJanuary 2019:\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/jeanine-williams-and-her-favorite-element\u0022\u003E Jeanine Williams\u003C\/a\u003E, biochemistry major and track star\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Chemistry and biochemistry professor reveals his favorite element"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table, Tech students, faculty, and staff talk about their favorite elements. 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