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Ronald Mackenzie

Institution
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Projects

Coupling protein dynamics to membrane morphology.

Lead Institution
UT-Houston Medical School
Principal Investigator
Samuel Kaplan
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Membranes are fluid, plastic and adaptable. But how do they transform themselves from fulfilling one function to taking on a task that may be completely new? What are the underlying dynamics that…

3-D Imaging of the photosynthetic bacterium, Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Lead Institution
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Principal Investigator
Ronald Mackenzie
Project type
Exploratory Research
The aim is to obtain a 3-D imaging of Rhodobacter sphaeroides as part of a team effort to make an "electronic cell" Alice Dohnalkova will obtain electron microscope images of the organism…