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Title Top of the range C-trap optical tweezers setup installed Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet News - Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen Media type Web Country/Territory Netherlands Date 19/06/2020 Description A new LUMICKS C-trap optical tweezers setup has recently been installed in the Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB). This advanced device is one of only around 40 of such instruments in the world. It is intended for experimental research on protein folding and stability.
The instrument is a top-of-the-range single molecule optical tweezers setup with three-colour fluorescence, microfluidics and temperature control. Dr. Katarzyna Tych will use it to build on the understanding of how different protein molecules function by observing their movements in real-time. Her research has been focused on chaperone proteins, which are important in maintaining the correctly folded and therefore functional structures of other proteins. Dr. Tych plans to extend her repertoire to include proteins which have been studied by other groups within the GBB, including transmembrane transporters, and to develop new capabilities for the single molecule optical tweezers setup.Producer/Author FSE News team URL https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/top-of-the-range-c-trap-optical-tweezers-setup-installed?utm_campaign=Newsletter+51&utm_medium=email&utm_source=iMailingtool Persons Kasia Tych