{"274081":{"#nid":"274081","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Petit Institute Seminar","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0022Building Functional Materials from Proteins: Assembly and Dynamism\u0022\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENeel Joshi, PhD\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAssistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Engineering and Applied Science\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHarvard University\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis talk will focus on the development of new materials that incorporate the self-assembling and conformationally dynamic properties of proteins into new materials and biosensors. By engineering proteins and peptides at the molecular scale and directing their assembly into macroscopic structures, we have created materials that exhibit remarkable mechanical stability and environmental responsiveness. In one example, engineered peptide sequence was assembled into nanotubes and used as a biocompatible reinforcement agent in the fabrication of a new bioresorbable composite. In another example, we have used a domain insertion technique to fuse two protein sequences together and form new type of enzymatic biosensor. Finally, we have developed a novel approach to the fabrication of active surface coatings by leveraging the biosynthetic potential and genetic programmability of bacterial biofilms. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFaculty host: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:julie.champion@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJulie Champion, PhD\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Petit Institute hosts special guests and visitors throughout the year. \u0026nbsp;These seminars are open to all faculty and students.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"\u0022Building Functional Materials from Proteins: Assembly and Dynamism\u0022 - Neel Joshi, PhD - Harvard University"}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2014-02-05 12:43:12","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:23:13","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-03-06T10:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2014-03-06T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-03-06T11:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-03-06 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-03-06 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-03-06 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"274101":{"id":"274101","type":"image","title":"Neel Joshi, PhD - Harvard University","body":null,"created":"1449244112","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:48:32","changed":"1475894964","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:24","alt":"Neel Joshi, PhD - Harvard University","file":{"fid":"198712","name":"joshi_200x300.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/joshi_200x300_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/joshi_200x300_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":13143,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/joshi_200x300_0.jpg?itok=fV7loEsD"}}},"media_ids":["274101"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.seas.harvard.edu\/directory\/njoshi","title":"Joshi profile"}],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"},{"id":"65448","name":"Bioengineering Graduate Program"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"248","name":"IBB"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:julie.champion@chbe.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJulie Champion, PhD\u003C\/a\u003E - faculty host\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}