September 12, 2023
Yonghui Li to present in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar
Submitted by Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Yonghui Li, professor of grain science and industry at Kansas State University, will be the featured speaker for this week's Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar. Li will present "Empowering Bioactive Peptides Discovery from Food Proteins with Machine Learning and Protein Language Models" at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, in 120 Ackert Hall.
The development of bioactive peptides from food proteins for use in nutraceuticals and functional foods is gaining increasing interest. Traditional wet lab methods can be labor-intensive and time-consuming. With the advent of large-scale protein and peptide datasets and advanced machine learning techniques, AI-based methods can expedite the identification of peptides with targeted bioactivities and complement traditional wet lab approaches.
In this seminar, Li will discuss our latest research on the development of prediction models for bioactive peptide discovery, utilizing both conventional machine learning and advanced deep learning methodologies.