Proteins Behaving Badly: Misfolding and Alzheimer’s Disease
| February 17, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Proteins are chains of amino acid residues that must fold into three-dimensional shapes to perform their functions. LANL researcher S. Gnanakaran will examine how protein folding is measured and predicted and how a particular type of misfolding contributes to over 20 debilitating diseases, most notably Alzheimer’s disease.
Gnanakaran will discuss the research behind proteins and disease. Research interest lies at the interface of biology and the physical sciences. The general thrust of my research program is aimed at developing and applying computational methodologies to understand structural characteristics, kinetics and thermodynamics of peptides, proteins and carbohydrates.
The quantitative biology (q-bio) lecture series is dedicated to dissemination of biological knowledge gained through quantitative experimentation and computational, mathematical, and/or statistical analyses of data. The lectures will be presented by internationally-renowned experts and aimed at the general public. Visit its home page for information on coming seminars.
