Soft Matter Conference at USD
Our lab had a great time yesterday at the Frontiers in Soft Matter and Macromolecular Networks conference at the University of San Diego!
PhD students presented their research on silk protein structure, function, and assembly:
Alexia de Loera – Structural Insights into the GGX Domain of Spider Silk MaSp1 Using Solution NMR and Molecular Modeling
Ali Kiaaefar – Conformational Structure, Dynamics, and Assembly of Native Silkworm Silk Protein by Solution NMR and Modeling
Davit Alimbarashvili – Structural Biology of Aciniform Spider Silk Guides Biomimetics for a New Class of Biomaterials
MS student John Malki also presented:
Use of Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Solid-State NMR to Determine Beta-Sheet Crystallization of Native B. mori Silkworm Fibroin Films Assembled on Various Surfaces
Special thanks to Prof. Rae M. Robertson-Anderson for chairing the conference. Beautiful campus, lots of engagement with SoCal colleagues, and great discussions with researchers from across the country!
