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Albert Berghuis

Academic title(s): 

Professor

Antimicrobials, Antibiotic Resistance and Crystallography

Albert Berghuis
Contact Information
Address: 

Bellini Life Sciences Building
3649 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, Room 470
Montreal, QC H3G 0B1
Fax: (514) 398-2036

Website

Phone: 
514-398-8795
Email address: 
albert.berghuis [at] mcgill.ca
Division: 
Faculty Members
Branch: 
Microbiology
Location: 
Â鶹AV Life Sciences Complex, Bellini Pavillion
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 

Appointments:

Canada Research Chair in Structural Biology

Current research: 

Current research in the group led by Prof. Berghuis focuses on exploiting various complementary structural biology approaches (e.g. X-ray diffraction/scattering and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy) in combination with biophysical studies (e.g. isothermal titration calorimetry) to examine protein-drug interactions in atomic detail. One of the research directions pursued by Dr. Berghuis is the structural elucidation of bacterial proteins that provide protection to antibiotics, thus conferring antimicrobial resistance. These studies have informed the development of next-generation antibiotics that are less susceptible to resistance, and the design of adjuvants that enhance the effectiveness of antibiotic therapies.

Selected publications: 

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