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Charlotte Group for Proteostasis Research (CGPR)

What is Proteostasis?

Proteostasis is the process that allow organisms to maintain a healthy balance of proteins. This is a complex process that involves the correct production, folding, transportation and degradation of all proteins in the cell.

What are the goals of the CGPR?

The CGPR consist of a network of researchers at UNC Charlotte that study various aspects of proteostasis. Many of the group have published studies and been awarded research grants together. We have regular meetings to discuss recent work in the field and to share our own findings. The CGPR aims to promote a rich training experience for undergraduate and graduate students by providing hands-on training with purified proteins, single-celled and multicellular organisms to understand the response to environmental stress.

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Andrew Truman (Group Leader)
The Chaperone Code

Dr. Truman studies the many post-translational modifications of Hsp70, including their role, regulation and how they are altered in disease.

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Patricija van Oosten-Hawle
Organismal Proteostasis

Dr. van Oosten-Hawle studies how Hsp90 and cross-tissue stress signaling regulate organismal proteostasis in health, aging and disease using C. elegans as a model system.

For lab website, click here

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Adam Reitzel
Evolution of Molecular Chaperones

Dr. Reitzel studies the response of marine organisms to heat stress and the evolution of core chaperones including Hsp70 and Hsp90.

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M. Brittany Johnson
Interplay between proteostasis and infection

Dr. Johnson studies how bacterial infection impacts cellular proteostasis.

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Didier Dreau
Chaperones and the Inflammasome

Dr. Dreau studies inflammasome signaling in breast cancer.

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Don Jacobs
Understanding protein dynamics for drug discovery

Dr. Javobs studies protein function, protein interactions and environmental effects from a physics point of view.

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In Hong Yang 
Organelle trafficking in neurological disorders

Dr. Yang is developing HTS tools to screen drugs that control organelle trafficking in neurological disorders.

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Valery Grdzelishvili
Oncolytic Viroltherapy

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Richard Chi
Yeast Protein Trafficking

Dr. Grdzelishvili studies novel ways to use viruses to kill cancer cells.

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The Chi lab studies factors that affect the delivery/exchange of biological cargoes.

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