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In this special interview series, we profile members of The FEBS Journal editorial board to highlight their research focus, perspectives on the journal and future directions in their field and beyond. Angela M. Gronenborn is the UPMC Rosalind Franklin Professor and Chair of the Department of Structural Biology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine and Professor of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, USA. She has served as an editorial board member of The FEBS Journal since 2009.
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Bioquímica/história , Biofísica/história , História do Século XX , História do Século XXI , Estados UnidosRESUMO
To finish this special issue, some friends, colleagues and students of Prof. Chow (Emeritus Professor, the Research School of Biology, the Australian National University) have written small tributes to acknowledge not only his eminent career but to describe his wonderful personality.
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Biofísica/história , Docentes/história , Fotossíntese , Pesquisadores/história , Adulto , Austrália , China , História do Século XX , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
Ion Mobility (IM) coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) is a useful tool for separating species of interest out of small quantities of heterogenous mixtures via a combination of m/z and molecular shape. While tandem MS instruments are common, instruments which employ tandem IM are less so with the first commercial IM-MS instrument capable of multiple IM selection rounds being released in 2019. Here we explore the history of tandem IM instruments, recent developments, the applications to biological systems and expected future directions.
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Espectrometria de Mobilidade Iônica/instrumentação , Espectrometria de Mobilidade Iônica/métodos , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/instrumentação , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/métodos , Biofísica/história , Biofísica/tendências , Técnicas de Química Analítica/história , Técnicas de Química Analítica/tendências , Desenho de Equipamento , História do Século XX , História do Século XXI , Espectrometria de Mobilidade Iônica/tendências , Íons , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/tendênciasRESUMO
This minireview presents the career of biophysicist Howard Berg from his first interest in bacterial chemotaxis and motility through the present. After a summary of some of his early work, a series of reminiscences of students, postdocs, colleagues, and family members is presented. In sum, these recollections capture the effect that Howard's scientific life has had on the field of bacterial chemotaxis and motility and on the careers and lives of those who have interacted with him.
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Biologia/história , Biofísica/história , Bactérias/química , Bactérias/citologia , Fenômenos Fisiológicos Bacterianos , Quimiotaxia , História do Século XX , HumanosRESUMO
We provide here a brief Tribute to Christiaan Sybesma (1928-2018), a highly respected biophysicist of our time. We remember him by giving a brief highlight of his life and a glimpse of his outstanding contributions in photosynthesis. He was a charming and highly respected scientist of our time.
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Biofísica/história , Fotossíntese , Bélgica , História do Século XX , História do Século XXI , Indonésia , Países Baixos , Estados UnidosRESUMO
More than 45 years have passed since Eugene I. Rabinowitch died, on May 15, 1973, at the age of 75, but many still remember him as a photosynthesis giant, the author of a 2000-page "Bible" on photosynthesis, a great chemist and physicist, a discoverer of several basic photoreactions, one of the founders of modern biophysics, a peacemaker, a poet, an architect, an artist, a wonderful human being, and above all a great mentor. Sir John Rotblatt cited Eugene Rabinowitch, together with Bertrand Russell, for their key contributions that led to the Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1995 jointly to Rotblatt and the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs "for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms." Already in 1965, Eugene Rabinowitch had received the prestigious Kalinga Prize from UNESCO "in recognition of his work to encourage international cooperation among scientists and to bring to light the potential dangers of science to the public."
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Biofísica/história , Fotossíntese , Clorofila/história , História do Século XX , Humanos , Cooperação Internacional/históriaRESUMO
Jacques Breton spent his 39 years of professional life at Saclay, a center of the French Atomic Energy Commission. He studied photosynthesis with various advanced biophysical tools, often developed by himself and his numerous coworkers, obtaining a large number of new information on the structure and the functioning of antenna and of reaction centers of plants and bacteria: excitation migration in the antenna, orientation of molecules, rate of primary reactions, binding of pigments and electron transfer cofactors. Although it is much too short to illustrate his impressive work, we hope that this contribution will help maintaining the souvenir of Jacques Breton as an active and enthusiastic person, full of qualities, devoted to research and to his family as well. We include personal comments from N. E. Geacintov, A. Dobek, W. Leibl, M. Vos and W. W. Parson.
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Bactérias/metabolismo , Biofísica/história , Fotossíntese , Complexo de Proteínas do Centro de Reação Fotossintética/história , Plantas/metabolismo , Transferência de Energia , História do Século XX , História do Século XXI , Complexo de Proteínas do Centro de Reação Fotossintética/metabolismo , Pigmentos Biológicos/históriaRESUMO
Recognition of true merits may not be a common virtue of the human being, as often achievements are either forgotten, not seen or just buried into oblivion. History of science has plenty of examples, occasionally tainted by endless and useless accusations or even lawsuits leading nowhere.
