Protein Engineering III - Applications

Monday, November 8, 2010: 3:15 PM
255 A Room (Salt Palace Convention Center)

Description:
The focus of this session is to reflect the latest advances in protein engineering and applications. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to: (1) Protein-based biosensors; (2) Protein ligand/receptor engineering; (3) Development of novel protein fusion partners;(4) protein-based biomaterials; and(5) Other areas and applications where protein engineering plays an essential role.


Sponsor:
Bioengineering


Chair:
Cynthia Collins
Email: ccollins@rpi.edu

Co-Chair:
Hyunmin Yi
Email: hyunmin.yi@tufts.edu




3:35 PM
(169b) Kinetic Stabilization of An Enzyme by Insertion Into a Thermophilic Host Protein
Brennal Pierre, Leonie Hayles, Tina Xiong, Visweswara Reddy Guntaka and Jin Ryoun Kim


3:55 PM
(169c) Novel Screening Strategies for Engineering Proteases That Cleave Therapeutic Targets
Tae Hyeon Yoo, Mark Pogson, Brent L. Iverson and George Georgiou


4:15 PM
(169d) Self Assembling Elastin-Growth Factor Chimeric Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Chronic Wounds
Piyush Koria, Hiroshi Yagi, Zaki Megeed, Yaakov Nahmias, Robert Sheridan and Martin Yarmush


4:35 PM




5:25 PM
(169g) Protein Engineering for Enhanced Photo-Production of Hydrogen
Ifeyinwa J. Iwuchukwu, Eric T. Boder, Barry D. Bruce and Paul Frymier
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