When:
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
Where: Ryan Hall, 4003, 2190 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Tiffany Leighton Ozmina
(847) 467-2303
Group: Chemistry of Life Processes Institute
Category: Academic
Strategies & Tactics for Biologics Drug Discovery
Abstract:
My talk will describe recent development of biological drug leads. I will first describe how evolution of the first synthetic RNA recognition motif led to the discovery of a potent inhibitor of HIV proliferation. Next I will describe how questions about helix stability and protein engineering led to potent inhibitors of HIV infection. Finally, I will describe recent efforts in my lab to develop novel protein evolution platforms, including continuous evolution in an easy to access format.