Colin Adrain

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal

  • CAIXARESEARCH
    AWARDEE

    Colin Adrain
    Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
    Project leader

  • PROJECT TITLE

    Organismal role of the ER membrane complex: a conserved machinery required for membrane protein biogenesis.

  • CONSORTIUM

    • Pedro Domingos
      Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology (ITQB-NOVA), Portugal

    • Kvido Strisovsky
      Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, República Checa

  • HIGHLIGHTS OF
    THE PROJECT

    The project seeks to better understand how proteins fold in the endoplasmic reticle, a complex system of membranes distributed around the cytoplasm. The aim is to develop in-depth knowledge of the biological processes by which the proteins fold in the cellular membrane.

  • PROFILE

    Colin Adrain is an independent Principal Investigator at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) since June 2013.

  • RESEARCH
    INTERESTS

    His lab is interested in understanding how trafficking and quality control processes in the secretory pathway regulate cell signaling during disease. They have a particular interest in the interplay between metabolism, inflammation and growth control in mammals. My lab uses a combination of cellular biochemistry and organismal physiology in our studies.

  • CONTACT INFO

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    Portugal
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