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Professor McConkey's lab focuses on complementary areas, including experimental techniques in proteomics analysis and the use of computational bioinformatics approaches to investigate protein function. His research team employs proteomics techniques such as differential in-gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry to identify changes in protein expression across various biological systems. For example, the lab has applied these methodologies to quantify cell cycle proteins in yeast and to study recombinant protein production in mammalian cell lines, as well as to identify proteins mediating plant-bacterial interactions. Additionally, the lab utilizes computational bioinformatics approaches to explore protein structure and expression patterns and investigate changes in protein function across diversified protein families. Applied structural pattern recognition algorithms are also used to predict protein functions related to carbohydrate binding and antifreeze activity, employing publicly available high-throughput datasets to map the evolution of protein function in homologous protein groups.
Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.