Location: Birmingham, UK

This training event will explore strategies for producing high-quality, pure, and homogenous recombinant proteins—essential for both structural and functional studies. Aimed at early career researchers, this introductory session is the first in a series of three protein-focused training events organised by the Biochemical Society. 

It will cover: 

• The latest bioinformatic tools for construct design and protein characterisation 
• Practical tips to improve expression, purification, and stability 
• Methods for assessing protein quality using biophysical techniques 

This training will have a high level of participation including: 

• Participants are encouraged to bring their own proteins for analysis using the latest instrumentation and software.
• Participants will have the opportunity to present a poster or short talk to troubleshoot specific protein-related challenges with experts and peers 

Key learning objectives: 

• To demonstrate knowledge of the full pathway of protein construct design, expression, purification, and characterisation 
• To describe the principles and applications of bioinformatic and biophysical approaches to their research, and to have the opportunity to collect and analyse data on their protein of interest 
• To understand how to optimise and evaluate protein expression and purification