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The Genetically Engineered Materials Science & Engineering Center (GEMSEC) at the University of Washington focuses on Molecular Biomimetics, utilizing genetically engineered solid-binding peptides to create advanced materials for technology and medicine. By mimicking nature’s molecular recognition and self-assembly processes, GEMSEC develops novel protocols for designing functional molecular materials. These engineered peptides serve as building blocks, enabling applications across diverse fields, including nanotechnology and molecular medicine. Supported by the NSF, GEMSEC is at the forefront of multidisciplinary research in this emerging area.
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Genetically Engineered Materials Science & Engineering Center NSF-MRSEC at the University of Washington MOLECULAR BIOMIMETICS – Synthesis, Assembly and Fabrication of Molecular Materials for Technology and Medicine Using Genetically Engineered Solid-Binding Peptides • The “life” in organisms is due to the specific molecular interactions of proteins, called molecular recognition, that leads to a self-assembly and a large diversity of functions in biology; • Emulating biology, in Molecular Biomimetics, GEMSEC is developing novel protocols towards materials and systems based on proteins, engineered in our labs; • GEPI, Genetically engineered peptides for inorganics, are as building blocks; synthesizers, erectors, and assemblers, in forming functional molecular materials for implementation in a broad range of fields from nanotechnology to molecular medicine. • Molecular Biomimetics, through this MRSEC, is an emerging multidisciplinary research area Supported by NSF via GEMSEC, MRSEC at UW (DMR-0520567). For more information, visit the Genetically Engineered Materials Science and Engineering Center at: http://depts.washington.edu/gemsec/
