- Therapeutic proteins are proteins ('drugs') that are made in a lab and are administered to patients to aid in the treatment of many illnesses
- Insulin was the first FDA approved E. coli produced therapeutic protein in the early 1980s
- Since then, hundreds of protein therapeutic products have been made, including ones that aid in the treatment of cancer and Multiple Sclerosis
- This website was created to inform and educate students about this exciting and critical area of medical research that is happening in Canada
- Important biological concepts are reviewed in order to understand research that is happening in the area of protein therapeutics
The goal of therapeutic protein research is to create products with lower production
costs and that minimize dosage frequency and side effects in the patient.
costs and that minimize dosage frequency and side effects in the patient.