Conference – David Kwan, Ph.D., Friday, May 16 at 11:00 a.m.

PROTEO is pleased to invite you on Friday, May 16 at 11:00 a.m. to the presentation by David Kwan, Ph.D., professor at Concordia University, invited by Daniela Quaglia, Ph.D., professor at Université du Québec à Montréal. The event will take place at the Pavillon de chimie et biochimie (CB), room CB-R450, Université du Québec à Montréal.

“Controlling protein machinery for biosensing, biocatalysis, and biochemical communication”

Proteins are central to life’s molecular machinery, and the ability to control their function has significant implications for biotechnology and medicine. This control can be achieved through protein engineering or by harnessing small molecule modulators such as agonists and antagonists. In this seminar, I will highlight three projects from my lab that demonstrate these strategies. First, I will describe our efforts to engineer transcriptional regulators into protein-based biosensors for detecting phenolic compounds. Next, I will present our development of tools for the directed evolution of oxidoreductases, enabling their use as biocatalysts in sustainable chemistry. Finally, I will share our approaches to screening for inhibitors of enzymes involved in the assembly of cell-surface carbohydrates, which play key roles in cellular communication. I will highlight how controlling protein machinery in these examples can benefit both industrial and medical applications.

Can’t attend the conference in person?

Attend the videoconference: https://uqam.zoom.us/j/88247451048

We hope to see many of you there!