Katrina Forest is a professor of bacteriology, chemistry and biophysics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Using X-ray crystallography as a primary tool, her research looks for a better understanding of photoreceptors, which accumulate a diverse set of functions in mircroorganisms. In Berlin, Forest will be part of the excellence cluster „Unifying Systems in Catalyis“ with research on light-sensitive enzymes.
Simply Einstein #6 - Katrina Forest: Spotlight on Bacteria
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Photo: Katrina Forest
Short Vita
2019 - 2022
Einstein Visiting Fellow at Technische Universität Berlin, Cluster of Excellence „Unifying Systems in Catalysis“, Germany
Since 2009
Professor of Bakteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
1993-1997
Postdoctoral Fellow at The Scripps Research Institute, Depatment of Molecular Biology
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