Ben Hwang

Ben Hwang is currently a Senior Director of Invitrogen Corporation.  Prior to his current position, Dr. Hwang was the global business leader for the ProtoArray business responsible for all aspects of product development and global product introduction.  Trained as a cell-biologist, Dr. Hwang earned his Masters and Doctorate degrees from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland where his research interest included protein structure and membrane protein functions.
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Abstract

Advancing Discovery Research with High Density, Functional Protein Microarrays

Ben Hwang, Ph.D., Senior Director, Invitrogen Corporation

There is an increasing need for rapid, cost-effective, yet sensitive and comprehensive approaches for studying disease pathways and identifying druggable targets. A high content, functional human protein microarray including 5,000 full-length native proteins has been developed as a discovery tool for identifying novel disease-specific biomarkers, screening for potential drug targets, and elucidating protein pathways. Specifically, this presentation will discuss the development of human protein microarrays and their utility for kinase substrate identification, serum based biomarker profiling, and small molecule protein interaction applications.
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