Dr. Joel Watts was named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Protein Misfolding Disorders for his research on understanding the relationship between groups of misfolded proteins and the progression of degenerative brain disease, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Congratulations!
Biochemistry faculty member Penney Gilbert was named a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Endogenous Repair for her work on understanding the mechanisms that control muscle stem cell fate during skeletal muscle homeostasis and regeneration.
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http://www.ibbme.utoronto.ca/news/penney-gilbert-named-canada-research-chair/
http://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/two-u-t-engineering-researchers-awarded-canada-research-chairs/
https://www.utoronto.ca/news/25-top-u-t-scholars-named-canada-research-chairs
Research in the Moraes Lab examines protein and ion translocation across bacterial membranes. In particular, Dr. Moraes dissects the components of these pathways examining their interactions in molecular detail. Biochemical tools such as X-ray crystallography provide atomic resolution 3D-models of the proteins, while surface plasmon resonance, isothermal calorimetry or bio-layer interferometry are used to determine kinetic parameters and validate models that describe the mechanism of action. These membrane proteins function […]