Human Genome Project for Proteins with Neil Kelleher, PhD
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine ‘Breakthroughs’ Podcast
Millions of molecular proteins are swimming through our body’s cells and many studies have discovered that these proteins are the main drivers of all human diseases. Scientists are now mapping proteins the way the Human Genome Project mapped genes. Neil Kelleher, PhD, director of Northwestern Proteomics, is at the forefront of the Human Proteoform Project and explains how it could lead to more targeted and effective diagnostics and treatments for diseases.
“Proteins are a critical connection between the genome and our diseases. All human diseases involve proteoform biology, so therefore, proteoform measurement is the key linkage between our genome and our blueprints of life and then actually living life.”
Proteins and Proteomics with Neil Kelleher
Proteins are one of the main drivers of human diseases. Scientists are now mapping all of the proteins in the human body in a similar way to how the Human Genome Project mapped genes. On this episode of The Show About Science, Neil Kelleher, PhD invites Nate to his lab on the campus of Northwestern University to explain how it all works.
Learn more about Neil’s work here: http://proteomics.northwestern.edu/