Presenter Shawn Douglas, Professor at University of California San Francisco Professor at University of California San Francisco Summary: Shawn Douglas, Professor at University of California San Francisco, is developing a better way of identifying proteins. A common method for identifying proteins is Cryo-EM. This process freezes proteins in place in varying orientations, takes pictures of… Continue reading Shawn Douglas, Professor at University of California San Francisco | Nanoscale Instruments for Visualizing Small Proteins
Presenter William Shih, Harvard Professor William is overseeing an effort to apply Synthetic Biology approaches to the development of self-assembling DNA nanostructures and devices for use in biomedical applications. In addition to carrying genetic information, DNA is increasingly being explored for its use as a building material. This new process is called DNA origami because… Continue reading William Shih, Harvard Professor | Multi-Micron Crisscross Structures Grown from DNA-Origami Slats
Presenters Alexis Courbet, University of Washington The conversion of chemical energy into mechanical work can be regarded as the most technologically transformative advances of modern science. Yet, even decades after Feynman’s insights on molecular machines, the capability to perform useful work remains limited to the macroscale. The realization that natural molecular motors generate mechanical forces… Continue reading Universal Constructor
Presenter Chris Wintersinger, Program Manager at PARPA Program Manager at Speculative Technologies | PhD Graduate, Harvard SEAS Bioengineering | Enabler of speculative technologies Summary: Chris Wintersinger, Program Manager at PARPA, describes what PARPA does and why it’s necessary. The existing structures for invention are ill-equipped to foster development for biomolecular systems. Academia, startups, government, and… Continue reading Chris Wintersinger, Program Manager at PARPA | Functional Nanoscale Systems in Bionanotechnology
Presenter Oleg Gang, Professor at Columbia University Oleg Gang explores the behavior of soft and biomolecular systems and develops novel nanomaterial fabrication strategies based on self-organization. His research interests cover nanoparticle assembly and functionality, polymers and biopolymers, hybrid systems built from bioderived and nanoscale components, liquids, and colloidal phenomena. To probe materials in relevant environments,… Continue reading Oleg Gang, Professor at Columbia University | Digitizing Nanoscale Assembly
Presenter Lee Cronin, University of Glasgow CEO Founder of Chemify and Regius Professor of Chemistry. My research group conducts research in synthetic chemistry, complex chemical systems, nanotechnology, inorganic biology, self assembly, functional materials, molecular design, molecular engineering, energy systems, new reaction formats for chemistry including robotics and 3d printing, microfluidics and novel software processing and… Continue reading Adapting and Evolving Materials
Presenters Anna Balazs, University of Pittsburgh Anna C. Balazs is the John A. Swanson Chair of Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of engineering, and serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemistry. She has also held visiting professor appointments at the Scripps Research Institute,… Continue reading Anna Balazs, University of Pittsburgh | Chemically Active, Elastic Sheets as Micro-Scale Motors
Presenter Xinru Wang, postdoc at University of Washington I’m a highly motivated protein chemist specialized in structural biology. Summary: Xinru Wang, postdoc at University of Washington, stepped in for her colleage to describe the process of designing proteins that bind to receptors. She uses insulin as an example – one of the most useful and… Continue reading Xinru Wang, postdoc at University of Washington | Design of Receptor Binding Proteins
Presenter Alexis Courbet, University of Washington The conversion of chemical energy into mechanical work can be regarded as the most technologically transformative advances of modern science. Yet, even decades after Feynman’s insights on molecular machines, the capability to perform useful work remains limited to the macroscale. The realization that natural molecular motors generate mechanical forces… Continue reading Alexis Courbet, University of Washington | Towards the Computational Design of Genetically Encodable Nanomachines
Presenter Linna An, postdoc at University of Washington I design protein binders for small molecules and peptide binders for protein complexes. Summary: Linna An, postdoc at University of Washington, describes the process of designing small molecules that bind to proteins. The canonical method involved generating scaffolds, designing the ligand docking, designing docks, designing filters, then… Continue reading Linna An, postdoc at University of Washington | De Novo Design of Small Molecule Binding Proteins
