THE INAUGURAL CAROLYN & CHARLES KNOBLER LECTURE
| When | Mon, Jan 12 4:00pm to 7:00pm |
| Where | 2033 Young Hall |
| Speaker |
Professor Donald Hilvert |
| Hosted by |
Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA
310-825-2005
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| Description | "Design and Evolution of Protein Containers"Abstract: Many proteins spontaneously self-assemble into regular, shell-like, polyhedral structures. Protein capsids are useful, both in nature and in the laboratory, as molecular containers for diverse cargo molecules, including proteins, nucleic acids, metal nanoparticles, quantum dots, and low molecular weight drugs. They can consequently serve as delivery vehicles, bioimaging agents, reaction vessels, and templates for the controlled synthesis of novel materials. In this lecture strategies for designing new protein containers and for extending their properties through computational design and directed evolution will be discussed. Such efforts may provide practical routes to non-viral encapsulation systems for applications in the test tube and in living cells. SEMINAR Location: 2033 Young Hall Time: 4:00 PM RECEPTION Location: 3037 Young Hall Time: 5:15 PM
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