Dr. Baerga’s group is focused on the design and engineering of enzymes and proteins, and their production in bacterial and mammalian cellular hosts. Possible REU projects are (1) the engineered covalent linkage of enzymes as a way to increase their catalytic efficiency, (2) the development of HIV glycoprotein production procedures and analytical methods for quality assessment, and (3) the design and production of novel Env protein constructs and stand-alone fragments of the spike protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
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