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Prof. Tuomas Knowles, Department of Chemistry, Cambridge
Friday 18 October 2019, 15:00-16:00
Fibrillar protein self-assembly from a materials science and biomedical point of view
- đ¤ Speaker: Prof. Tuomas Knowles, Department of Chemistry, Cambridge
- đ Date & Time: Friday 18 October 2019, 15:00 - 16:00
- đ Venue: Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB3 0AS
Abstract
This talk describes our efforts at elucidating the physical principles that control the self-assembly of protein molecules into fibrillar structures. Such assemblies are involved in biological function and malfunction, and are commonly held together with extended beta sheets when they are known as amyloid fibrils. These species were first discovered in the context of protein aggregation diseases. It has recently become apparent, however, that they also possess a multitude of functional roles in nature. Inspired by these natural roles of protein fibrillar materials, we have also focused our efforts into tailoring the self assembly of peptide and proteins to generate artificial functional materials.
Series This talk is part of the Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy Seminar Series series.
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