Dr. Peter Davies

Biography

Peter L. Davies is a distinguished professor and Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Molecular Sciences at Queen's University. He received his B.Sc. (Hons) in Biochemistry from the University of Wales and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of British Columbia, followed by postdoctoral fellowships in Biochemistry at the University of Lund, Sweden, and Medical Biochemistry at the University of Calgary. He has held visiting professorships at the National University of Singapore, HUJI in Rehovot, Israel, the University of Otago in New Zealand, and the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. His research interests predominantly focus on the relationship between protein structure and function, particularly in the context of antifreeze proteins, bacterial adhesins, and calpains. His work involves characterizing these proteins to understand their roles in biofilm formation, calcium signaling, and ice growth inhibition. Through his innovative approaches, he aims to engineer superior antifreeze proteins for various applications, including the preservation of organs and tissues.

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