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Ivan Rayment

Ivan Rayment

Expert in protein structure and function with extensive knowledge of muscle and molecular motor function

Professor, biochemistry College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Work: 608-262-0437 — Home and cell phones available upon request ivan_rayment@biochem.wisc.edu Home page

Topics

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular structure, molecular motors, molecular evolution
  • Enzyme function
  • X-ray crystallography
  • Cardiac muscle mechanism

Achievements

  • Worked out the molecular mechanism of muscle contraction
  • Determined structure of Tn5 transposase complexed with DNA

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