Ruslan (Nukri) Sanishvili

Bldg: 436 Room: D007 E-mail: rsanishvili@anl.gov Phone: (630)252-0665 Fax: (630)252-0667

> Education:

• 1989, Ph.D., Institute of Crystallography, Math and Sciences, Crystallography
  
• 1985, Masters, Institute of Crystallography, Crystallography
  
• 1983, Bachelors, Tbilisi State University, Biophysics

> Professional Experience (25 years in macromolecular crystallography, 11 years in synchrotron facilities):

1999-Present	Staff Scientist, crystallographer. Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory
1997-1999	Visiting scientist, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory
1996-1997	Research assistant professor, University of Illinois at Chicago
1991-1996	Postdoctoral fellow, University of Illinois at Chicago
1989-1991	Scientist, Institute of Molecular Biology, Tbilisi, Georgia
1983-1989	Graduate student, Institute of Crystallography, Moscow

> Honors/Awards:

• Graduated with Honors Diploma from Tbilisi State University, 1983

> Research Interests:

• Macromolecular crystallography
  
• Structural biology in neurological disorders.
  
• Phasing by MAD, SAD. Phasing of native proteins. Optimization of X-ray diffraction experiments on macromolecular crystals. Ultra-high resolution crystallography. X-ray induced radiation damage to proteins and protein crystals. Small X-ray beams for diffraction data collection.
• Streamlining of user experiments and support at the user facility.

> Research Group:

• General Medicine and Cancer Institutes Collaborative Access Team