Nir Qvit
Postdoctoral Associate,
Microbiology
Biotech Umea
Sweden
Biography
Dr. Qvit completed his doctorate in organic chemistry developing different strategies for synthesis of small molecules and peptides, in solution and on solid support, for various therapeutic applications at the Hebrew University in 2008. Later this year he joined the department of Chemical and System Biology in Stanford School of Medicine as a post doctorate fellow. Dr. Qvit research is focused on development of novel tools to regulate protein-protein interactions. Rational approach design applies to develop short peptides derived from proteins regulatory domains to modulate their function. This novel approach initially demonstrated on protein kinase C (PKC) was expanded to other proteins generating a general pharmacological tool to study various diseases. Dr. Qvit is serving as a reviewer for several scientific journals, such as Biopolymers: Peptide Science; Protein & Peptide Letters; Journal of Peptide Science and Molecules and was the Chair of the: “Gordon Research Seminar: The Future of Peptides in Chemistry and Biology, 2012”.
Research Interest
microbiology
