Michael D. Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Immunobiology, University of Arizona, Hosted by Nicole Broderick
Title of talk: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Copper II
Summary: Metals are used for a for a variety of functions inside cells but metals like copper are toxic to bacteria. Here I discuss the mechanisms of that copper toxicity, how the bacteria try to fight back, and how we can take advantage of it all to find novel therapeutics.
To learn more about his work and research:
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/676700v1
https://msphere.asm.org/content/2/5/e00372-17/article-info
https://immunobiology.arizona.edu/profile/michael-d-l-johnson-phd
Seminar begins with refreshments at 3:15 and seminar at 3:30 in BPB 130
For more information, contact: Ciara Hanlon at ciara.hanlon@uconn.edu