Regarding the PhD defence of Kaspar Reier, a quest seminar will be held by Suparna Sanyal (Professor & Head - Molecular Biology Division; Uppsala University; Sweden), the opponent of the upcoming PhD thesis.
The seminar takes place on November 20 at 11:00 in the auditorium 218 of the IMCB Citrina building (Riia 23b/1, Tartu).
Title: The End Game: A Second Check-Point for Specific Codon Recognition by Bacterial RF2
About Prof. Suparna Sanyal:
Prof. Suparna Sanyal is a molecular biologist who explores in-depth mechanisms of protein synthesis and protein folding using fast kinetics. Sanyal is interested in solving problems related to antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria. Sanyal lab is also investigating how protein folding activity of the ribosome (PFAR) influences misfolding diseases e.g. prion diseases in higher mammals. Sanyal frequently uses structural biology (X-ray Cryst., NMR and Cryo-EM) as complementary tools.