Oleg Dmitriev MSc, PhD
Professor Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology- Address
- 3D30.7 Health Sciences
Research Area(s)
- Protein structure and function, metal transport in the cell, metal-binding proteins and cancer, protein NMR
About
1985 M.Sc., Moscow State University, Russia, Department of Molecular Biology, Biology-Molecular Biology
1989 Ph.D., Moscow State University, Russia, Department of Biochemistry, Biochemistry-Bioenergetics
Postdoctoral Training
1990-91, University of Osnabrück, Germany
1991-94, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
Research interests
Copper and iron are indispensable for life on Earth as co-factors of many enzymes that catalyze reactions of biological reduction and oxidation. Yet, both metals have a dark side and, in their free form, can also catalyze production of highly damaging reactive oxygen species. Our lab studies proteins and processes that regulate the flow of copper, iron, and more exotic metals in normal cells and in cancer. Please visit our lab website for more information: https://research-groups.usask.ca/dmitriev-lab/
