Kwong Kwok Wong

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Projects

Determination of the proteins induced in mutant forms of Deinococcus radiodurans after exposure to hydrogen peroxide

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kwong Kwok Wong

Project type

Exploratory Research

The extraordinary repair mechansims of D. radiodurans allow the organism to survive even after exposure to extremely large doses of ionizing radiation. Although it is clear that the DNA is…