Biochemistry: Fungal Inhibitor Design (Purdue University)
The Summer Science Program
Date/Time: Jun 18, 2023 - Jul 26, 2023
Ages:
15-18
Cost: $8,400.00
Registration deadline: Mar 3, 2023
Participants will learn the fundamentals of enzyme structure, function, and evolution. Each team of three will combine bench experiments and computer tools to characterize a member of an enzyme family that is implicated in crop infection by fungal pathogens – one which has never been modeled by anyone before. They will submit their enzyme model to a database available to other scientists. Then, they will design a molecule that might safely protect crops from that specific fungus, by binding to the enzyme and inhibiting its activity.
Location
The Summer Science Program
Purdue University
610 Purdue Mall
West Lafayette, IN 47907