astronomy

Leslie M. Hicks

Leslie M. Hicks is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Leslie M. Hicks rather than just read about it. In short: Leslie Hicks is an American full professor of analytical chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her work primarily focuses on the study of proteomics and protein post-translational modifications using mass spectrometry, and identifying biologically active peptides in plants.

Key takeaways

Leslie M. Hicks belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Leslie M. Hicks to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Leslie M. Hicks from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Leslie Hicks is an American full professor of analytical chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her work primarily focuses on the study of proteomics and protein post-translational modifications using mass spectrometry, and identifying biologically active peptides in plants.

Career Hicks earned her bachelor's degree at Marshall University in 2001, and went on to earn her doctorate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2005. She was an Assistant Member and Principal Investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center from 2006 to 2013, and an adjunct professor in the Department of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis before beginning her current position as a professor at UNC. She was named Chancellor’s Science Scholars Term Professor in 2022.

Research Hicks' research focuses largely on the development and implementation of mass spectrometric methods for protein identification and characterization. Recent work in the Hicks Lab has focused primarily on two areas. The first is the study of post-translational modifications and their role in regulation and development. The second involves a novel analytical pipeline for the discovery and characterization of antimicrobial peptides. Hicks' research in post-translational modifications typically employs bottom-up proteomics using label-free quantification. Much of this research involves the model organism C. reinhardtii, an important organism in biofuel research due to its tendency to accumulate triacylglycerols. The Hicks Lab has studied the phosphoproteome of C. reinhardtii in order to examine underlying biological processes. Work has also been done to understand cell regulatory pathways, especially the algal analog of the mammalian TOR pathway. To a similar end, Hicks' group has extended its work to examine how the reversible oxidation of thiols plays a role in signaling and effector-triggered immunity. The increasing threat of antimicrobial resistance has produced a need for novel antimicrobial agents. The Hicks Lab has investigated antimicrobial peptides as a potential source for new antibiotics. Recent work has involved the development of a comprehensive analytical approach using LC-MS for the identification of novel antimicrobial peptides from botanical, fungal, and bacterial sources.

Awards and honors Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award, Iota Sigma Pi, 2019 Marshall University College of Science Distinguished Alumni Award, 2019 Eli Lilly Young Investigator Award in Analytical Chemistry, 2018 US HUPO Robert J. Cotter New Investigator Award, 2018 NSF CAREER Award, 2015 Arthur C. Neish Young Investigator Award, 2014 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2002-2005

References

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Leslie M. Hicks

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Leslie M. Hicks claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Leslie M. Hicks before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Leslie M. Hicks ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Leslie M. Hicks

In research: Leslie M. Hicks appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Leslie M. Hicks in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Leslie M. Hicks is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Analytical chemists, Living people, Marshall University alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Leslie M. Hicks outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

Ask Teacher Smith questions about this articleOpens your AI tutor with a question about “Leslie M. Hicks” →

Affiliate

Preply — study more efficiently by working with a personal tutor. 50% off.

How to study Leslie M. Hicks in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Leslie M. Hicks means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Leslie M. Hicks out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Leslie M. Hicks in simple terms?

Why does Leslie M. Hicks matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Leslie M. Hicks?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Leslie M. Hicks.