Prof. Mick Tuite University of Kent, UK

Mick Tuite is the Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Kent and is currently the Department of Biosciences’ Director of Research. His major research interest in yeast prions stems from his PhD studies in Oxford with the discoverer of the [PSI+] trait, Brian Cox. Since completing his PhD... read morein 1978 he has published over 180 research papers and reviews and continues to explore the role of protein sequence and cellular factors in the propagation of the [PSI+] prion.