Christopher A. Kors
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Bldg: 202 Room:
B125 |
> Education:
- 2005, M.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, Biology
- 2005, Certificate in Business Administration from College of Business, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
- 2003, B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, Microbiology
> Professional Experience:
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Lab Manager/Lab Technician, Membrane Protein Engineering Group, Argonne National Laboratory |
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Assistant Lab Manager/Lab Technician, Membrane Protein Engineering Group, Argonne National Laboratory |
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Lab Technician, Membrane Protein Engineering Group, Argonne National Laboratory |
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Teaching Assistant, Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
> Honors/Awards:
- 2005 John G. and Evelyn Hartman Heiligenstein Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant in Molecular and Cellular Biology Core Curriculum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
> Research Interests:
Expression, development and implementation of generic protocols for large-scale purification, and crystallization of membrane proteins; Development of fast, inexpensive techniques for the quantitative exchange of detergents used for the solubilization and purification of membrane proteins; Investigation of the effects of commonly encountered impurities on various membrane protein crystallization strategies (vapor diffusion, lipidic-cubic phase, microfluidic approaches, etc.); Examination of the use of complex fluids, comprised of a saturated phospholipid, a polymer, and a co-surfactant, for the purpose of storing and transporting membrane protein samples.
> Research Group:
