Student Hosted Colloquium

Thursday, November 9th
Professor Willam DeGrado
"De Novo Design of Metalloproteins and Membrane Proteins"

4:15pm - 5:15pm
Braun Auditorium
S.G.Mudd Chemistry Building
Stanford University




This seminar is free and open to the public. All Stanford University Chemistry students are encouraged to attend this special event.


About DeGrado:
William DeGrado received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Chicago in 1981 and now holds the position of Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania. His research group focused on protein design as an approach to understanding macromolecule structure and function. Thus their primary research interest is in the de novo design of proteins, in which one attempts to design proteins from first principals. This approach critically tests his understanding of protein folding and function, while also laying the groundwork for the design of proteins with properties not precedented in nature. Before his academic appointment, DeGrado spent 14 years with DuPont, eventually serving as Senior Director of Medicinal Chemistry. DeGrado has authored over 250 publications in various journals, holds 5 US patents, sits on a variety of editorial boards and has received numerous awards. These include; Du Vigneaud Award for Young Investigators in Peptide Research, Protein Society Young Investigator Award, Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry, DuPont Merck Summit Award, Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Merrifield Award, Peptide Society.

Questions
Please contact Patricia Dwyer at 650-723-4770.