Dissecting the lipid profile in engineered Escherichia coli strains of membrane proteins
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Manchester
Department Name: School of Biological Sciences
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Argyris Politis (Principal Investigator) |
| Description | Partnership with BSRC Fleming, Athens |
| Organisation | Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Centre (BSRC) |
| Country | Greece |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | In kind contribution of £1,000 - plasmids of the human Neurotensin Receptor NTSR1 to test the expression levels on different E coli strains |
| Collaborator Contribution | In kind contribution of £3,500 that involving plasmids of low toxicity E coli strains of SuptoxD and SuptoxR |
| Impact | This is a multi-diciplinary collaboration involving synthetic biology, analytical chemsitry and structural biology |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Seminar and academic visit by Dr Georgios Skretas at MIB in April, 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr G. Skretas (partner in the project) carried out a 4-days visit at the University of Manchester. Dr Skretas delivered a seminar at MIB as well as he had discussions regarding future common activities with the Director of MIB (Anthony Green) and other researchers at MIB. He delivered a seminar on 10th April with an audience of 60-70 researchers. There was considerable interest and many researchers from MIB had 1-to-1 discussions with Dr Skretas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |