Research project

Unravelling proteins by touch

How can we develop a new microscope that can distinguish individual atoms in proteins?

Contact: Tjerk Oosterkamp
Funding: NWO Vici 2012

Detailed knowledge is required for a good understanding of how proteins function, especially when different proteins are entangled with each other. Researchers will develop a microscope that can probe by feeling MRI signals and use this information to distinguish individual atoms.