Lectures and seminars Invited talk: Prof. Gregg B. Fields

You are more than welcome to join the seminar entitled "New Approaches to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease", which will be given by Prof. Gregg B. Fields from Florida Atlantic University (FAU), on 3rd of October at 9:00, at Biomedicum Faculty club (10th floor).

The Fields research group has focused on extracellular protease-based diseases, with particular attention paid to tumor metastasis, arthritis, and neurodegenerative diseases. His research interests are in the use of chemical approaches to better understand how protein three-dimensional structures influence cellular and enzymatic behaviors. Chemical approaches were used to develop mini-protein models for the study of cellular recognition processes, which in turn allowed for the mapping of protein domains involved in cell binding and signal transduction. Mini-protein models were subsequently utilized to dissect the mechanisms of collagen catabolism, and in the process provided new avenues for protease inhibitor design.

Gregg is a full professor and chair in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the director of the Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, FAU. In 2019, he was appointed executive director of FAU’s Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention, and in 2021 he became the co-director of the Memorial Cancer Institute Florida Atlantic University Cancer Center for Excellence. He is also a courtesy professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology.

Join via Zoom: https://ki-se.zoom.us/j/62630003729