Research summary
Proteins are essential for life: they shape our cells, accelerate chemical reactions for metabolic function, and provide immunity and defense against disease-causing organisms. Engineered proteins have the potential to improve our quality of life. As Canada Research Chair in Engineering of Applied Proteins, Dr. Joelle Pelletier aims to explore this potential.
She and her research team are using experimental and computational methods to modify proteins to perform rapid and sensitive medical biosensing. This work could support vaccine development, lead to advanced drug treatments, provide ammunition in the battle against antibiotic resistance, and make the chemical industry more sustainable.