Jan 18

Chemistry Department Seminar: Pamela Peralta-Yahya, Georgia Tech

Fri, January 18, 2019 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm (1h) • Olin 149 (location changed 1/14/19)

'Olfactory receptors: from metabolic engineering tools to novel drug targets', presented by Pamela Peralta-Yahya. Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology

Pamela Peralta-Yahya. Ph.D. 

Olfactory receptors (ORs) are the largest group of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and are used by organisms to sense their chemical environment. ORs bind a family of chemicals rather than a single chemical with high affinity, and bind chemicals bypassed by other biological scaffolds. My laboratory leverages the chemical recognition of ORs to develop chemical sensors for biotechnology and biomedical applications. We have developed OR-based sensors to bind advanced biofuels for use in accelerating the engineering of biofuel producing microbes. We are currently using OR-based sensors to elucidate the role of ORs outside the olfactory tissue. In this talk, I will present our work on the development of the sensors and their applications to metabolic engineering and drug discovery.

Event Contact: Tami Little

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Chemistry Department Seminar: Pamela Peralta-Yahya, Georgia Tech
  • When
    • Friday, January 18, 2019
    • 3:30pm - 4:30pm (1h)
  • Where
    • Olin 149 (location changed 1/14/19)
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  • Intended For: General Public, Students, Faculty, Staff

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