Please join us Tuesday, February 28, in person, 3:30 pm, BPB 131 for an MCB Faculty Search Seminar hosted by Dr. James Cole
Refreshments will be served at 3:15 in the BPB lobby
Our speaker will be Meghna Gupta, PhD., Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, San Francisco
Summary: Very long chain and branched chain fatty-acids are transported to the peroxisomes for β- and α-oxidation through ABC transporters on the peroxisomal membrane. The talk will focus on the mechanism of peroxisomal fatty acid transport via these transporters using cryo-EM.
Bio: Dr. Gupta is a postdoctoral scholar in the laboratory of Robert M. Stroud at UCSF. Her interest and expertise are in the areas of membrane protein biochemistry and structural biology. She is currently elucidating the mechanism of peroxisomal membrane protein function and import with a focus on fatty acid metabolism.
Link to publication
In order to make our speaker feel welcome, please plan to attend In-person. In the case that a livestream is needed, click here: Livestream Link If you must join remotely, you can ask questions via email (rather than chat); please send questions to Jim Cole (james.cole@uconn.edu).
For more information, contact: Ashley Landon at ashley.landon@uconn.edu