First Name
Joanna
Middle Name
Last Name
Slusky
Organization
University of Kansas
Job Title
Email
slusky@ku.edu
Research Summary
Enzyme and outer membrane protein evolution and design
Research Description
Outer Membrane Protein Design. The location of the membrane allows for the control of interactions between the cell and its environment. This feature gives membrane protein designers access to many targets including: inhibition of antibiotic resistance (via antibiotic efflux), oil spill remediation (via enzymatic activity at the membrane surface), and cancer diagnostics (via voltage-dependent membrane fluorophores). The Slusky lab aims to 1) identify common characteristics of proteins in membranes 2) use these common features to make new membrane proteins that will be useful to society.
Research Keywords
protein design, membrane, enzyme, evolution
Working with Rosetta Since
2016