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CSB Departmental Seminar: Eric Xu – Exploring Hormone Receptor Structures for Signalling Mechanism and Drug Discovery
October 3, 2014 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Dr. H. Eric Xu
Laboratory of Structural Sciences
Van Andel Research Insitute
Grand Rapids, MI
Exploring Hormone Receptor Structures for Signalling Mechanism and Drug Discovery
Friday, October 3, 2014 at 2 p.m.
Ramsay Wright Building, Room 432
Host: Prof. Peter McCourt
Video Conferencing at UTM (DV 4001) & UTSc (MW 229)
Abstract:
Hormones are efficient messengers for cell-cell communications and
regulate diverse and important physiology processes in both animals
and plants. Our lab has been focused on structural studies of hormone
receptors in both plants (abscisic acid, strigolactones) and animals (GRCRs)
with a hope to uncovering fundamental signaling mechanisms. Since,
modulation of hormone signalling by pharmaceutical agents constitute
a large portion of modern drug discovery research we specifically use our
structural analysis for drug design and discovery.