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• Organization

  Arizona State University

  
  
• Employment Status

  University / College Faculty

  
  
• E-mail

  Jose.Martingarcia@asu.edu

  
  
• Web Site

  https://biodesign.asu.edu/applied-structural-discovery

  
  
• Telephone

  (480) 727-6464

  
  
• Address(s)

  Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University
  Tempe, AZ 85287
  

  
  
• Biography

  I received my B.S. and M.S. (Diploma) in chemistry and Ph.D. in chemical sciences from University of Granada. I served as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Almeria before joining Arizona State University (ASU) in 2011 as a postdoctoral researcher in the Center for Membrane Proteins in Infectious Diseases (MPID Center). There, my research was focused on the structure determination of membrane proteins from Francisella tularensis, which play a critical role in tularemia disease. I studied membrane proteins that make up the capsular shells used by bacteria to evade the immune system and increase its virulence. Currently I am part of the Center for Applied Structural Discovery at Biodesign Insitute at ASU. On my research I use traditional macromolecular crystallization techniques for analyzing membrane proteins at Synchrotron X-ray sources as well as the revolutionary technique of serial femtosecond nano-crystallography for study by X-ray Free Electron Laser. By understanding the structural basis for how deadly bacteria can evade our immune system, my research is critical for providing new insights for developing lifesaving therapies for tularemia and other infectious diseases.

  
  
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• Racial Background

  White

  
  
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