Session: Protein Engineering III - Applications (2010 Annual Meeting)

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
Assistant Professor
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
110 8th St
Troy, NY 12180
Phone Number: 518-276-4178
Email: ccollins@rpi.edu

Co-Chair:

Hyunmin Yi
Assistant Professor
Tufts University
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
4 Colby St., Science & Technology Center Rm 147
Medford, MA 02155
Phone Number: 617-627-2195
Fax Number: 617-627-3991
Email: hyunmin.yi@tufts.edu

Papers:

169a

Structure/Function Analysis for the Optimization of the Beta Roll Motif as a Novel Scaffold for Engineering Biomolecular Recognition
Oren Shur, Columbia University; Geza Szilvay, Columbia University; Mark A. Blenner, Harvard Medical School; Donald M. Cropek, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center; Scott Banta, Columbia University

169b

Kinetic Stabilization of An Enzyme by Insertion Into a Thermophilic Host Protein
Brennal Pierre, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Leonie Hayles, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Tina Xiong, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Visweswara Reddy Guntaka, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Jin Ryoun Kim, Polytechnic Institute of New York University

169c

Novel Screening Strategies for Engineering Proteases That Cleave Therapeutic Targets
Tae Hyeon Yoo, University of Texas at Austin; Mark Pogson, University of Texas at Austin; Brent L. Iverson, Univ. of Texas; George Georgiou, University of Texas Austin

169d

Self Assembling Elastin-Growth Factor Chimeric Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Chronic Wounds
Piyush Koria, University of South Florida; Hiroshi Yagi, Keio University School of Medicine,; Zaki Megeed, Massachusetts General Hospital; Yaakov Nahmias, Massachusetts General Hospital; Robert Sheridan, Massachusetts General Hospital; Martin Yarmush, Massachusetts General Hospital

Intermission

169e

Modulating the Sensitivity of a Bacterial Biosensor for Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors Gamma to the Ligands by Engineering Spacer Linker
Jingjing Li, the Ohio State University; Izabela Hartman, the Ohio State University; Alison Gillies, Princeton University; Charles Warden, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; David W. Wood, the Ohio State University

169f

Enhancement of PHAscl Specificity of the P. Oleovorans PHAmcl Synthase Via Error-Prone PCR
John S. F Barrett, University of Minnesota; Friedrich Srienc, University of Minnesota

169g

Protein Engineering for Enhanced Photo-Production of Hydrogen
Ifeyinwa J. Iwuchukwu, University of Tennessee; Eric T. Boder, University of Tennessee; Barry D. Bruce, Sustainble Energy and Education Research Center (SEERC), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA; Paul Frymier, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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