Professor Dr. Joelle Pelletier

Biography

Joelle Pelletier is a distinguished professor at the Université de Montréal, specializing in enzyme structure-function relationships and their engineering for applications in biocatalysis and therapeutic contexts. Her research focuses on combinatorial mutagenesis and kinetic biophysical characterization of enzymes, particularly in understanding drug resistance mechanisms. With a robust interdisciplinary approach, she integrates bio-organic chemistry, biochemistry, and bioinformatics to advance enzyme engineering methodologies. Over the past decade, she has witnessed a significant rise in the application of her research, especially in promoting environmentally-friendly catalytic processes with enzymes. Her lab is engaged in pioneering work that melds computational and experimental strategies to optimize enzyme functionalities, contributing to fields such as antibiotic resistance and biosensor development relevant to healthcare. Joelle Pelletier actively supervises graduate students, fostering the next generation of researchers in enzymology through innovative studies aimed at tackling pressing global health issues, including developments related to COVID-19.

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