Thi Bui

thibui@umass.edu

I’m researching about the role of small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) in repairing protein mis-folding in plants, using Arabidopsis thaliana as the model plant. Developing an understanding of how these sHSPs protect other proteins, and what limits the tolerance of plants to stress would potentially provide an insight into developing drugs that combat diseases resulting from protein aggregation.