Penetrating Bacterial Defenses by Targeting Cell Wall-Degrading Enzyme Machine – UCSF’s Allison Williams, PhD

Please join us on Thursday, February 26th, for our annual Black History Month Seminar sponsored jointly by Micro DEI, the Levy CIMAR, and the Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.  We are excited to welcome Dr. Allison Williams, an Assistant Professor of Cellular Molecular Pharmacology at the University of California San Francisco and a Principal Investigator of UCSF’s Macromolecular Structure Group, to present on “Penetrating Bacterial Defenses by Targeting Cell Wall-Degrading Enzyme Machine.”

Dr. Williams’ research focuses on unraveling the molecular foundations that dictate the functions of intricate, yet structurally undefined, protein macromolecular machines. The Williams Lab uses X-ray crystallography, cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) single molecule reconstruction, biochemical, genetic, and in vivo studies to probe fundamental aspects of bacterial physiology. Dr. Williams and team aim to influence drug development and, to that end, the fight against antibiotic drug resistance. You can learn more about the Dr. Williams and the Williams Lab here.

This talk will be hosted by Aimee Shen, PhD, PhD Candidate Elizabeth Tan, and Micro DEI, Additional details, including a Zoom link for those unable to attend in person, will be provided at a later date.