Welcome to a LINXS seminar with ChemLife Guest Researcher Richard Hopkinson from the University of Leicester, UK!
When: Monday 10 June, 15:00 - 16:00 CET with mingle afterwards
Where: at LINXS (Scheelevägen 19, Lund), with digital participation possibility (Zoom). Registered participants (online-only) will receive a zoom-link the same day as the event.
Title: Understanding aldehyde biology using biochemical approaches
Speaker: Richard Hopkinson, Associate Professor in Chemical Biology at the University of Leicester, UK
Abstract
Aldehydes are chemically reactive small molecules that are often environmental pollutants and human metabolites. At high concentrations, aldehydes are toxic; however, many also have sensing and other regulatory roles in human cells. Studying aldehydes in biological systems is challenging due to their small size and dynamic reactivity – my group is therefore developing chemical tools to enable aldehyde functional studies, while we are also undertaking (bio)chemical and cellular aimed at defining aldehyde-mediated regulation of human metabolism. In this talk, I will highlight our ongoing efforts in these areas, focusing on our studies with formaldehyde, the simplest aldehyde.
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Richard Hopkinson is an Associate Professor in Chemical Biology at the University of Leicester, UK, affiliated to the School of Chemistry and the Institute for Structural and Chemical Biology. Richard’s research focuses on studying the biology of aldehydes, which are common environmental pollutants and human metabolites.
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