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Benjamin Shapiro
Professor
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Joint appointment with:
Institute for Systems Research
(ISR)
2246 Kim Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Tel: (301) 405-4191
Fax: (301) 405-9953
benshap@umd.edu


Feedback Control of Protein Crystalization
Collaborators: Steve Quake, Stanford

Monitor and feedback control protein crystal growth in thousands of micro-fluidic vials, to grow new protein crystals to allow determination of their shape (position of every atom) and enable discovery of new drugs.

protein crystals
protein crystals
Steve Quake's device showing 3 reaction chambers
   

 

 


 

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