Popa, Ionel

Engineering of a Polyprotein Construct to Test its Binding Activity

Artifacts, Eis, Annie, Faculty Profiles, Girdhar, Sanjna, Letters & Science, Physics, Popa, Ionel, Research Projects, School/College, Student Profiles, User Profiles
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Sanjna Girdhar, “Engineering of a Polyprotein Construct to Test its Binding Activity” Mentors: Ionel Popa & Annie Eis, Physics Protein A, a surface protein, found in the cell wall of bacteria Staphylococcus aureus is encoded by the spa gene. Its…… Read More

Mechanical Stabilization of Proteins Due to Ligand Binding Using Magnetic Tweezers

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Benjamin Delebreau, “Mechanical Stabilization of Proteins Due to Ligand Binding Using Magnetic Tweezers” Mentors: Ionel Popa & Narayan Dahal, Physics The mechanical unfolding of proteins is commonly measured using single molecule force spectroscopy techniques. Here, we use magnetic tweezers and…… Read More

Shape Programming of Protein Hydrogels Using Metal Cations

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Marina Slawinski & Daniel Collison, “Shape Programming of Protein Hydrogels Using Metal Cations” Mentors: Ionel Popa & Luai Khoury, Physics The ability to program a temporary shape in biomaterials that can revert to their original shape in response to a…… Read More