SEMINAR

Protein Science in New Zealand

Abstract
In this informal dinner talk I will give an overview of research activity in protein science in New Zealand.

BIOGRAPHY

2014-present: Professor, School of Biological Sciences and School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland
1998-2014: Lecturer to Professor and Director of the Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury
1993-1998: Research Scientist, Crop & Food Research, Christchurch
1986-1992: Undergraduate and Postgraduate, Brasenose College, University of Oxford.

Research Fields and Interests:
Structure and function of proteins, especially at the quaternary level. Protein assembly and aggregation. Applications of protein science in a range of fields, especially food science and nanomaterials.

Selected Publications:
Radjainia, M., Venugopal, H., Desfosses, A., Phillips, A. J., Yewdall, N. A., Hampton, M. B., ... Gerrard, J.A., Mitra, A. K. (2015). Cryo-electron microscopy structure of human peroxiredoxin-3 filament reveals the assembly of a putative chaperone. Structure, 23 (5), 912-920. 10.1016/j.str.2015.03.019

Kaur, M., Roberts, S., Healy, J., Domigan, L., Vasudevamurthy, M., Gerrard, J. A., & Sasso, L. (2015). Crystallin Nanofibrils: A Functionalizable Nanoscaffold with Broad Applications Manufactured from Waste. ChemPlusChem, 80 (5), 810-819. 10.1002/cplu.201500033

Kaur, M., Roberts, S., Healy, J., Domigan, L., Vasudevamurthy, M., Gerrard, J. A., & Sasso, L. (2015). Crystallin nanofibrils: A functionalizable nanoscaffold with broad applications manufactured from waste. ChemPlusChem, 80 (5), 810-819. 10.1002/cplu.201500033

Newton, A. E., Fairbanks, A. J., Golding, M., Andrewes, P., & Gerrard, J. A. (2015). The influence of emulsion structure on the Maillard reaction of ghee. Food chemistry, 173, 1243-1249. 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.10.147

Lassé M, Deb-Choudhury, S., Haines, S., Larsen, N., Gerrard, J. A., & Dyer, J. M. (2015). The impact of pH, salt concentration and heat on digestibility and amino acid modification in egg white protein. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 38, 42-48. 10.1016/j.jfca.2014.08.007

Roache, F. J., Radjainia, M., Williams, D. E., Gerrard, J. A., Travas-Sejdic, J., & Malmstrӧm J (2015). Novel lift-off technique for Transmission Electron Microscopy imaging of block copolymer films. Ultramicroscopy, 150, 71-73. 10.1016/j.ultramic.2014.12.004