Karen Renee Gibson Fleming is a Professor of Biophysics at Johns Hopkins University.
18 Facts About Karen Fleming
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Karen Fleming grew up in a family of doctors and nurses, and decided to study medicine at university.
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Karen Fleming eventually studied French and pre-medical studies at the University of Notre Dame.
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Karen Fleming realised that she did not like blood, so moved into scientific research instead.
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Karen Fleming missed scientific research, and decided to work toward a doctorate at Georgetown University.
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Karen Fleming's PhD focussed on molecular biology and during her research she became increasingly interested in proteins.
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Karen Fleming was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale University, where she worked with Donald Engelman in the Department of Molecular Biophysics.
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In 2000 Karen Fleming started her research laboratory at Johns Hopkins University.
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Karen Fleming continued to study the interactions of transmembrane helices, as well as investigating beta barrels.
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Karen Fleming created a hydrophobicity scale to describe protein side-chains.
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Karen Fleming performed some of the first measurements of the thermodynamics of protein folding.
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Karen Fleming developed a theoretical framework to describe the association of helices.
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In 2010 Karen Fleming served as president of the Gibbs Society of Biological Thermodynamics.
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Karen Fleming uses her understanding of protein interactions to monitor the maturation of human microorganisms.
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Karen Fleming maintains the blog Inclusive Excellence' which discusses initiatives to empower women scientists.
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Karen Fleming was a founder of the Women of Hopkins exhibition, which profiled women members of faculty at Johns Hopkins University.
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Karen Fleming serves as Co-Chair of the Homewood Campus of Johns Hopkins University Women Faculty Forum.
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Karen Fleming is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.