Isaac Kresse has taken the title of College of Science student at the northernmost co-op location for Spring/Summer 1 2016.
Kresse is a chemistry major who is working at SINTEF, a contract research company. He’s living and working in the city of Trondheim, and exploring many other areas of the country.
At SINTEF Kresse is working on protein expression and analysis. He writes, “I’m working on growing the glycoprotein, HCHT, in mammalian cells. HCHT can be used to degrade chitin, a biopolymer found in crustaceans, into compounds that can be used for production of medical and industrial materials.”
He says being able to see the mountains from his office window is a nice added bonus.
Kresse heard rumors of reindeer sleigh rides, but never did find any. photo courtesy Isaac Kresse
During his downtime, Kresse has been traveling, including to a winter market in Røros. He said the market as been in existence since 1644 and is a gathering spot for local craftsmen and farmers. Though he heard rumors of reindeer sleigh rides, he didn’t find any when he was there.
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