This SGER award provides funding for a series of preliminary experiments to demonstrate that X-ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure (XANES) spectroscopy has the potential to be used as a technique for observing changes in structure as proteins fold. These test experiments, conducted under different protein environments, should confirm whether an earlier observation that this is the case can be conclusively proven. If so, then XANES spectroscopy could potentially become a powerful tool in the experimental study of protein folding and have a broad impact across many areas of biological physics.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Physics (PHY)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
0523905
Program Officer
C. Denise Caldwell
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2005-07-01
Budget End
2006-06-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
2005
Total Cost
$50,000
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Wisconsin Madison
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Madison
State
WI
Country
United States
Zip Code
53715