Dr. Stephen Seah

Biography

Stephen Seah is a Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph. His research interests focus on understanding the structure-function relationships of proteins involved in various biochemical processes. He has a robust academic background with a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the National University of Singapore and a Ph.D. from the University of Sheffield, UK. His research encompasses a variety of interdisciplinary techniques including molecular genetics, site-specific mutagenesis, protein purification, and spectroscopic methods in structural biology. Current projects include the study of microbial enzymatic pathways for the degradation of cholesterol by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, with significant implications for antibiotic development, and the degradation of lignin and other aromatic pollutants by microbial enzymes. Seah has previously worked on iron-sulfur proteins during his M.Sc. research and phenylalanine dehydrogenase during his Ph.D. His laboratory is dedicated to exploring enzymes that contribute to the evolutionary dynamics of proteins, focusing on both environmental and medical applications of these biological catalysts.

Research Interests