Leticia Costa
Wesleyan University, Class of 2019
From Rio De Janeiro, RJ
From Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Chemistry Major - Wesleyan - Class of 2019
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Leticia Cardoso da Costa Earns a BA Degree from Wesleyan University
At the 187th Commencement ceremony on May 26, Leticia Cardoso da Costa earned a BA degree in Chemistry from Wesleyan University. Cardoso da Costa received High Honors in Chemistry.
May, 31 2019 - Wesleyan University
Leticia Costa Recognized at Spring Prize Reception
Leticia Costa was honored at Wesleyan's spring prize reception on May 8. Costa received the following award(s): American Chemical Society Analytical Award - Awarded for excellence in analytical ch...
May, 10 2019 - Wesleyan University
Peer Tutor at Wesleyan University
February 2017 - Present
BRASA Next Analyst at BRASA - Brazilian Student Association
October 2016 - Present
Teaching Assistant at Wesleyan University
Teaching assistant for Principles of Chemistry
Responsible for running one of the weekly discussion sections, grading homework assignments from students who attend my discussion section, and helping grade exams.
September 2016 - Present
Undergraduate Researcher at Prof. Beveridge's Laboratory at Wesleyan University
The project I am currently working on relates to computational modeling and molecule system comprehension. This project is closely related to Professor Beveridge’s and Dr. Kelly Thayer’s ongoing research in computational modeling of the structure, motions, and ligand binding of proteins, DNA, and RNA using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. The aim of the project is to understand the transduction of ligand binding energy into allosteric signal transmission in proteins.
Competences achieved during the research (since Spring 2016, including Summer 2016):
- Basic Matlab and Linux skills
- Molecular visualization on PyMOL and VMD
- Data visualization on Origin
- Network representation on Cytoscape
- General concepts of Random Walk and Network Theory
- Basic skills to run and analyze MD simulations and RIP calculation
February 2016 - Present
