| Event Date |
15 Oct 2014 (Wed), 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM |
| Venue |
Lee Wee Nam Library, Level 2, Video wall area
(Location Map)
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| Organiser |
NTU Engineering Library (Email : venki@ntu.edu.sg Tel/Fax : 65923173 / 67920509) |
Event Info
Protein Origami – Folding Like a Pro(tein)
Proteins are integral to our daily lives – from food to materials that make up our body – without which we cannot function. For proteins to perform, they have to be properly folded, that is the arrangement in space has to be precise. What would happen if they are not? Can they be fixed? This talk will give an overview on how proteins are made in a cell, the problems that arise when they are not folded properly, what can be done to prevent or treat such conditions, and how we expand protein functions beyond the natural ones.
Speaker: Sierin Lim
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
Professor Lim’s Bioengineered and Applied Nanomaterials Laboratory (BeANs Lab) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore focuses on the design and engineering of hybrid nano/microscale devices from biological parts by utilizing protein engineering as a tool for applications in medicine, energy, cosmetics, and food. She received both her B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, respectively. She is the founder of the Biomedical Engineering Society (Singapore) Student Chapter (BES-SC) and the 2013 recipient of the L'Oréal-UNESCO Singapore for Women in Science National Fellowship in the Life Science category.
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