From June 2, 2022 to June 2, 2022
Thursday 2 june at 11H30, Muhammad Yusuf, Research Center for Molecular Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Universitas Padjadjaran give a seminar in the room 105-106 :
"From molecular design to innovation in biotechnology: A story of small lab fights Covid-19 in an import-dependent country in far Southeast Asia"
Abstract :
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, almost everybody was panicked about controlling the viral transmission and making people survive from infection. In a country that lacks the capacity to produce healthcare products, handling the situation worsens. One of the critical keys to controlling the pandemic is a molecular test that fits into the ASSURED category: Affordable, Sensitive, Specific, User-friendly, Robust, Equipment-free, and Deliverable. Without any experience in making science into the product before, a small lab in that country was inspired to be all out into the development of biopharmaceutical products, supported by a penta-helix collaboration. Within two years, we learned how to develop a rapid test from a computational model into a commercialized product. In addition, two out of four vaccine prototypes, based on recombinant protein, peptides, mRNA, and egg-yolk antibodies, were proven until preclinical studies. This seminar will cover the development process of molecular tests and vaccine discovery based on molecular design work, incorporating bioinformatics and molecular dynamics simulation.
