OPEN TALK ON CRYSTALLIZATION

Invitation to seminar by Prof. Dr. Bauke W. Dijkstra, Lead Researcher, Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Groningen, Netherland.

Details on the seminar are as follows:

Lecture 1 : Fundamentals of Protein Crystallization
Lecture 2 : Practical approaches to protein crystallization and structure determination
Date/ Day : 13th May 2008 (Tuesday)
Time : 9.15 am till 1.00 pm
Venue : Nucleus Block, UKM-MTDC Smart Technology Centre, UKM Bangi

Speaker CV

Prof Dr.Bauke Dijkstra
Prof Dijkstra is the lead researcher in the Protein Crystallography Group at Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Groningen, Netherland. The group explores the 3-dimensional structure of proteins. Their research goal is to gain insight into the functioning of biomacromolecules at the atomic level. Several of the research projects are directed towards the elucidation of reaction mechanisms and protein engineering. The group is also active in pursuing protein bioinformatics, cloning of genes encoding for specific enzymes, enzyme purification, crystallization and x-ray crystallography. The current projects being actively undertaken by the group include cell wall metabolism, redox enzymes, carbohydrate uptake, carbohydrate binding / processing, lipolytic enzymes, cell cycle and maintenance, oxygenases, enzymes for drug synthesis and Shigella host invasion factors. The detailed activity of this group can be accessed at http://www.xray.chem.rug.nl