Sergio Celis joins the project
Sergio Celis has recently joined the project as a postdoctoral research associate working on the development of small-molecule and peptide based inhibitors of protein-protein interactions.
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Suzanne Renwick joins the project
Suzanne has joined the programme as a first year PhD student having spent some time in industry after completing her Masters Degree in Chemistry with Drug Discovery at the University of Strathclyde.
Matt Foulkes joins the project
Matt has recently joined the project as a postdoctoral research associate, having recently completed his PhD at Sheffield.
Kristina Paraschiv wins CBBG PGR Symposium poster prize
Congratulations to Kris on winning a poster prize at the RSC Chemical Biology and Bio-organic Group Postgraduate Symposium on 10 May 2018. The Symposium, hosted at the University of Leeds, was an opportunity for early career scientists from a broad range of chemical biology backgrounds to come together, share their work and discuss the latest research. Kris’s poster on experimental validation of hot residue predictions for β-strand mediated protein-protein interactions made an impression on the judges with its multidisciplinary emphasis. Kris has been with PoPPI since the start of the … read more >
Festival of Interdisciplinary Science
On 3 May Adam Nelson took part in The University of Leeds Priestley Centre’s Festival of Interdisciplinary Science. The event showcased examples of how our researchers work across the disciplines to tackle global grand challenges and provide the chance to make new connections. Using our 3-D protein models, Adam had the opportunity to explain protein-protein interactions and demonstrate the challenges associated with their inhibition to colleagues around the University of Leeds.
Astbury Conversation 2018
On 17 April The PoPPI team took part in The Astbury Conversation Public Engagement Event with an interactive game titled ‘Protein-Matchmaking: How do proteins talk to one another, what happens when they miscommunicate and how do we deal with this through drug discovery?’ In a race against the clock, players ‘matched’ 3-D printed models of proteins to one another. If matched correctly, the proteins clicked together. The team also designed models of small-molecule inhibitors which fitted into pockets in the proteins, preventing them from fitting together. This simple game allowed … read more >
Young Researchers Symposium
The 4th Young Researchers Symposium on PPIs was held at the University of Leeds on the 19th of September. This symposium provides a platform for early career researchers from a broad range of backgrounds to come together, share their work and discuss the latest research on PPIs and their inhibition. The guest speakers were: Prof. Michelle Arkin – University of California, San Francisco, and Prof. Luc Brunsveld – Eindhoven University of Technology.
Som Dutt joins the project
Som has recently joined the project as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, having previously worked at University of Geneva and Purdue University (USA).
Fruzsina Hobor joins the project
Fruzsina has recently joined the project as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, having previously worked at University College London.
Pint of Science 2017
Two members of the PoPPI team were recently involved in public engagement activities, when they spoke at the Leeds Pint of Science events. Andy Wilson spoke to the general public about protein-protein interactions and their role in cancer at Chem-Mystery of Life. Kris Paraschiv spoke about the relationship of protein-protein interactions to skin-care products at the Skin-Care event. Both events were held at The Social (Leeds) and a link to POS can be found here: https://pintofscience.co.uk/events/leeds