PhD Candidates
Nadia Petrosyan
Nadia computationally redesigns enzymes to withstand the heat and solvents of industrial processes while keeping activity. Her protein-design and structural skills fit an enzyme-engineering company serving chemical manufacturers.
Details
- Advisor
- Dr. Sarel Fleishman
- Field
- Structural Biology
- Institution
- Weizmann Institute of Science
- Skills
- Protein DesignRosettaPythonX-ray CrystallographyEnzyme AssaysMolecular Dynamics
- Thesis
- Computational design of stabilized enzymes for industrial catalysis
- Transition Signals
- Internship at an enzyme-engineering companyFiled first patent on a designed enzymeCo-authored with industrial-biotech scientists