Professor Moores presents recent paper on kinesins to international audience in Khandala, India
Professor of Structural Biology presents research at Frontiers of Science meeting.
Professor Moores and her research team recently published an open access paper, Conserved mechanisms of microtubule-stimulated ADP release, ATP binding, and force generation in transport kinesins, reporting on their investigations into microtubule binding in kinesins, parts of the microtubule cytoskeleton which underpin cell division, motility and architecture. In October, Professor Moores presented these findings at a UK-India Frontiers of Science Meeting in Khandala, India, organised by Royal Society and the Indian Department of Science and Technology.
A conversation of different disciplines, different nationalities
The meeting presented the rare opportunity (and challenge) of explaining the team’s work to a truly interdisciplinary audience that included astronomers, chemists and mathematicians from around the UK and India. Professor Moores commented on the value of the meeting, both scientific and cultural: ‘The richness of the discussions from the highly engaged and enthusiastic audience suggested fresh perspectives and alternative approaches for our research. As well as the possibility of new collaborations, the meeting also provided plenty of scope for informal networking, along with the chance to see the beauty of the Western Ghats mountain range of India.’
Research in the field of kinesin motors and microtubule associated proteins have key implications for those studying healthy brain development and combatting human diseases through new drug development.