THE TUFTS 2009
SUMMER SCHOLARS
 

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Faculty Information
   Alan Kopin
   akopin@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
   Professor
   P: (617) 636-4834
Address:
   15 Kneeland Street
7th floor
   Boston, MA
Affiliated Institutions:
  
Tufts-New England Medical Center
Sackler School
Associated Departments:
  
 
Medicine, Tufts Medical Center
Neuroscience, The Sackler School
Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, The Sackler School
Genetics Program, The Sackler School
Web Sites:
  
http://160.109.101.132/mcri/MCRILabs/MolecularPharmacologyResearchCenter/default
http://www.tufts.edu/sackler/facultyIntros/kopinA.html
 
Opportunity:
   Developing a Peptide Therapeutic as a Treatment for Obesity
Summary:
   Utilizing membrane tethered ligands, a novel approach developed in my laboratory, a GIP antagonist will be developed and optimized.
Contact Via:
   E-mail
What is the timeframe for this research opportunity?
   2009
Prerequisities for students?
   Laboratory skills in molecular biology, tissue culture
Responsibilities for students?
   Generate and characterize a series of recombinant tethered ligands.
Area(s) of Research:
  
Endocrinology
Molecular Pharmacology
 

 

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