The Environmental Sciences PhD Program welcomes Zarin Tabassum on Wed. March 18th!

March 16, 2026

"Engineering Yeast Hsp104 Variants Against Human Proteotoxicity"

ZARIN TABASSUM

Indiana Academy Alumna

Current PhD Candidate - University of Pennsylvania

Wednesday, March 18th, at 4pm, in FB-340

The precise, three-dimensional structure of a protein is deeply connected to the performance of its cellular function.  The crowded environment of the cell presents a challenge to proper protein folding as these dynamic proteins may tangle and aggregate.  Cells are equipped with diverse chaperones that assist in protein quality control.  

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