 Deborah K. Hanson
> Education:
- Drury College, Springfield, MO A. B. 1973 Chemistry
- Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Ph. D. 1982 Biological Chemistry
> Professional Experience:
- 1993-present Biochemist, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory
- 1986-1993 Assistant Biochemist, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory
- 1985-1986 Senior Research Biologist, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO
- 1982-1985 NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University; Section of Genetics & Development
> Honors and Awards:
- Academic scholarship, Drury College, 1969-1973
- Cum laude graduate of Drury College, 1973
- Procter and Gamble Predoctoral Fellowship, Indiana University, 1976-1977
- NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, Cornell University, 1982-1985
- Pacesetter Award, Argonne National Laboratory, 1989
- Named to "100 Women Making a Difference in the 1990s", Today's Chicago Woman, 1990
- Laboratory Director's Award, Argonne National Laboratory, 1990
- Exceptional Performance Award, Argonne National Laboratory, 1996
- U. S. Department of Agriculture Scientific Review Panel, 1998
- Outstanding Women Leaders Award – Science and Medicine, YWCA of DuPage County, 1999
> Research Highlights
Design and implementation of systems for heterologous expression of genes from any organism in the Rhodobacter species of photosynthetic bacteria. Application of this Rhodobacter expression system to the expression of foreign membrane proteins for the purpose of obtaining quantities of them that are sufficient for biochemical characterization and crystallization for structure determination. Understanding structure/function relationships in proteins through construction and analysis of site-specific mutants. Determination of the contribution of the protein side chains to the redox properties of the prosthetic groups in a transmembrane protein-cofactor complex, the photosynthetic reaction center.
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