Erin Gallagher.Graduate Student University of California, Berkeley
M.S. Chemical Engineering, 2011 University of California, Berkeley
B.S. Chemical Engineering, 2009 Case Western Reserve University
efgallagher(AT)berkeley.edu Office Location: 473A Tan Hall Office Telephone: 510-643-8340 Office Fax: 510-643-1228
Proteins are good candidates for the fabrication of self-assembled nanoscale devices dues to 1) the ability to self-orient, 2) a defined sequence-structure relationship, and 3) the ability to interact with both organic and inorganic molecules, acting as a structural framework for advanced materials. Current protein templates for nanoscale device fabrication are limited to natural molecules, owing to difficulties associated with generating new full-domain protein shapes. I am working to generate a collection of adjustable protein parts that can be combined to produce structural assemblies beyond existing architectures, using the filamentous chaperone gamma-prefoldin as a structural foundation.
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