Brendan J Mcconkey
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
Dr. Brendan J McConkey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Research Interest
Brendan McConkey's research focuses on proteomics analysis, that is, identifying and quantifying the proteins active within a biological system. He and his team develop experimental techniques as well as use computational and bioinformatics tools to study protein function and identify changes in protein expression in biological systems, such as yeast, algae, plants and mammalian cells.
Publications
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Cheng Z, Li J, Niu Y, Zhang X, Woody O, Xiong Y, Djonović S, Millet Y, Bush J, McConkey BJ, Sheen J, Ausubel F. (2015) Pathogen-Secreted Proteases Activate a Novel Plant Immune Pathway. Nature. 521(7551):213-6.
