Transforming the antiviral frontier with protein structure and computational design
Join us for an Infectious Diseases and Immunopathology Special Seminar on “Transforming the antiviral frontier with protein structure and computational design”.
Dr. Matthew McCallum, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Instructor, University of Washington
Where and when
Thursday, July 24, 2025
10:30 – 11:30 am
In person, Medical Sciences Building (MSB), room 2278
No registration required, all are welcome.
University of Toronto Medical Sciences Building
1 King’s College Circle
Toronto, M5S 1A8
About the speaker: Dr. Matthew McCallum
Dr. Matthew McCallum is an Instructor at the University of Washington who specializes in structural biology and computational protein design to study viral entry and to advance vaccine development.
He earned his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Toronto, where he used X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) to study bacterial pili. As a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington, he developed new approaches for glycoprotein stabilization, antigenic mapping, and receptor tropism prediction.
His current work applies cryoEM and protein design to dissect membrane fusion mechanisms in Herpesviruses, with plans to expand to enveloped bacteriophages. His broader goal is to support vaccine and antiviral development across the Herpesvirus family and beyond.
In addition to structure-guided infectious disease research, Dr. McCallum is passionate about mentoring, teaching, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Outside the lab, he enjoys skiing, hiking, reading, listening to podcasts, and traveling.
