Michael Blaber Biomedical Sciences michael.blaber@med.fsu.edu Protein evolution, folding and design. Folding nucleus-based protein design Protein engineering for the development of “second generation” forms of fibroblast growth factor-1 (FGF-1) for regenerative medicine Contributing knowledge to enable the realization of practical protein design with application to novel therapeutics and materials I am a protein chemist with knowledge in the following areas: Structural biology of proteins Protein design for enhanced stability & function Protein purification Protein chemistry