Using Nanopores to Sense and Sequence Proteins

Aleksei Aksimentiev and Stefan Howorka discuss challenges in amino acid sensing with nanopores and approaches to design efficient protein sequencing technology.

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Nanopore sequencing decodes DNA and RNA sequences by detecting changes in the electrical current as nucleic acids pass through a nanopore. Researchers recently developed a new method for identifying amino acids with nanopore technology, thus opening the door for protein sequencing. In this webinar brought to you by The Scientist, Aleksei Aksimentiev and Stefan Howorka will discuss the importance of protein sequencing, how nanopore-based protein sequencing works, and the potential unlocked by this new discovery.

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Stefan Howorka, PhD
Professor
Chemical Biology
University College London

Aleksei Aksimentiev, PhD
Professor
Physics and Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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