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Overview

My research focuses on single molecule measurements of biological systems. One outstanding question is: how do motor proteins transduce chemical energy into physical motion? Another is: how does the structure and dynamics of membrane proteins affect their functions?

Congrats to David on his PNAS paper studying energetics of bacteriorhodopsin point mutants in their native lipid bilayer

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Congrats to David on his PNAS paper studying energetics of bacteriorhodopsin point mutants in their native lipid bilayer.

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The Forces involved in Folding Proteins

Model of the type three secretion system in Salmonella Bacteria

Congrats to Devin and Marc-Andre for their PNAS paper showing biological insights can be derived for fast folding, mechanically labile proteins despite artifacts in AFM based force spectroscopy.

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Congrats to Devin and Marc-Andre for their PNAS paper showing biological insights can be derived for fast folding, mechanically labile proteins despite artifacts in AFM based force spectroscopy.

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Congrats to Marc-Andre for his new PNAS paper demonstrating Type 3 secretion systems are mechanically labile

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Congrats to Marc-Andre for his new PNAS paper demonstrating Type 3 secretion systems are mechanically labile.

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Congrats to David for his K99/R00 Pathway to Independence award

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Congrats to David for his K99/R00 Pathway to Independence award.

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Congrats to former post-doc Ruby Sullan, now an Assistant Prof. at U. Toronto, on her Cottrell Scholar award

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Congrats to former post-doc Ruby Sullan, now an Assistant Prof. at U. Toronto, on her Cottrell Scholar award.

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David Jacobson is awarded the 2021 NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award

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Overview

Congrats to David on his PNAS paper studying energetics of bacteriorhodopsin point mutants in their native lipid bilayer

The Forces involved in Folding Proteins

Congrats to Devin and Marc-Andre for their PNAS paper showing biological insights can be derived for fast folding, mechanically labile proteins despite artifacts in AFM based force spectroscopy.

Congrats to Marc-Andre for his new PNAS paper demonstrating Type 3 secretion systems are mechanically labile

Congrats to David for his K99/R00 Pathway to Independence award

Congrats to former post-doc Ruby Sullan, now an Assistant Prof. at U. Toronto, on her Cottrell Scholar award

David Jacobson is awarded the 2021 NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award

Research overview

About the Perkins Group