Rodrigo A. Maillard

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Biographical & Contact Information

Maillard's hometown is Lima, Peru. He did his undergraduate studies in Biology in the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima. He is currently doing his Ph.D. in the Biophysical, Structural & Computational Biology program. Rodrigo works in Dr. James Lee's lab.

Research Interests

Macromolecular Interactions applied to the mechanism of evasion of the humoral immune system. Effect of Neutralizing-Resistant Mutations on the Interaction of Monoclonal Antibodies with the Envelope Protein Structural DIII from West Nile Virus.

Selected Publications

1. Global Conformation of the Escherichia coli Replication Factor DnaC Protein in Absence and Presence of Nucleotide Cofactors. Galletto R, Maillard R, Jezewska MJ and Wlodzimierz Bujalowski. (2004) Biochemistry 43 (34): 10988-11001.
2. The Nucleotide-Binding Site of the Escherichia coli DnaC Protein. Molecular Topography of DnaC Protein - Nucleotide Cofactors Complexes. Galletto R, Jezewska MJ, Maillard R and Wlodzimierz Bujalowski. Biochemistry (in press)
3. Perturbation of Structural Dynamics and Thermodynamics of cAMP binding in E. coli cAMP Receptor Protein Induced by Replacements of Side-chain at Residue 138. Yu S, Maillard R and J. Ching Lee. Biochemistry (in revision)
4. Hallazgos Citogeneticos en Pacientes con Sindromes Mielodisplasicos. Tirado C, Maillard R and Allende Jose Luis. Acta Cancerologica (1999), 1 (29): 5-8.
5. Neutralizing-Resistant Mutations of West Nile Virus Envelope Protein Domain III Exert Structural Perturbations at Distant Sites. Maillard R, Jordan M and J. Ching Lee. Presented 5th McLaughlin Symposia in Infection & Immunity, Galveston, TX, February 2005.
6. Global Conformations of the Escherichia coli Replication Factor DnaC Protein in Absence and Presence of Nucleotide Cofactors. Bujalowski W, Galletto R, Maillard R and Jezewska M. Presented at the 49th Annual Biophysical Society Meeting, Long Beach, CA, February 2005.
7. Solution Properties and Energetics of Envelope Protein Domain III from West Nile Virus: Comparing Wild Type and Neutralization Resistance Mutants JMaillard R, Jordan M and J. Ching Lee. Presented at the 49th Annual Biophysical Society Meeting, Long Beach, CA, February 2005.
8. What defines the Specificity of Cyclic Nucleotide in Escherichia coli cyclic AMP Receptor Protein? Li J, Yu S, Maillard R and J. Ching Lee. Presented at the 18th Annual Gibbs Conference in Thermodynamics, Illinois, September 2004.
9. Nuclear DNA Coding Sequence Analysis supports that Nucleotide Composition correlates with the Phylogenetic Organization of Microevolutive Lineages. Maillard R, Arévalo J, Guerra D and Mirko J. Zimic. Presented at the Molecular Evolution Meeting held in Naples, Italy,

Curriculum Vitae

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