Janet Smith | Flavivirus NS1: Structure and function of an enigmatic virulence factor

01/08/2022 22 min
Janet Smith | Flavivirus NS1: Structure and function of an enigmatic virulence factor

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Janet Smith, a professor at the University of Michigan Medical School, associate director of the UM Life Sciences Institute and scientific director of the GM/CA beamlines at the Argonne synchrotron, won the 2022 Mildred Cohn Award in Biological Chemistry, which honors scientists at all stages of their careers who have made substantial advances in understanding biological chemistry using innovative physical approaches. She presented her award lecture, "Flavivirus NS1: Structure and function of an enigmatic virulence factor," on Monday, April 4, at the 2022 ASBMB Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with Experimental Biology in Philadelphia. Learn more about her work: https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/people/121721/smith-unravels-secrets-of-nature-s-catalysts.

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