We are thrilled to share some highlights from our recent Royal Society International Exchange-funded visit to the laboratory of Professor Rebecca Page at UConn Health. This ongoing collaboration is significantly strengthening the EDV lab international partnership and advancing our research in chemical biology for protein phosphatases.
Over the course of the visit, Elena and PhD student Tara Shutes had the opportunity to work closely with Prof. Page’s and Prof Peti’s teams, exchanging complementary expertise in protein structural biology and biochemistry. In particular, we are extremely thankful to Dr Meng Choy and Dr Daniel Yeggoni for their mentorship and support with the planned experiments. The visit promoted scientific exchange, hands-on training, and the development of new collaborative strategies to tackle complex biological questions around protein phosphatases. In total, we spent two weeks in the beautifully autumn-painted West Harford. Despite the short time, we were also able to solve novel structural insights on our favourite phosphatase!
This visit not only enhanced our technical capabilities but also laid the foundation for future joint projects to understand phosphatase function and designing innovative chemical biology tools. We are grateful to the Royal Society for supporting this initiative and to Prof. Page and her team for their warm welcome and inspiring collaboration.
Stay tuned for updates on the scientific outcomes of this exciting partnership!
Photos by Elena De Vita and Tara Shutes
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