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This figure shows the three-dimensional structure of a a major tumor rejection antigen and a cancer vaccine candidate bound to the class I MHC protein HLA-A2. Panel A shows the overall architecture of the peptide/protein complex, and Panel B shows the electron density and conformations of the tumor antigen (A) and vaccine candidate (B).

See Borbulevych et al., Journal of Immunology 174, p. 4812 (2005).

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• Associate Professor
  Director of Graduate Studies
• Office: 451 SHCB
• Phone: 574.631.9810
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Primary Research Areas

• Biochemistry

Research Specialties

• Structural Biology
• Theoretical & Computational Chemistry
• Biophysics
• Molecular Medicine

Lab Personnel

• Brian E. Gloor
• Moushumi Hossain
• Francis K. Insaidoo
• Kurt H. Piepenbrink
• Daniel R. Scott
• Alison Wojnarowicz
  (Technician / Lab Manager)
• Oleg Borbulevych
  (Professional Specialist)
• Sujatha Santhanagopalan
  (Postdoctoral Fellow)
• Emily Doan
  (Technician)
• Priscilla Do
  (Undergraduate Researcher)

Courses

• Fundamentals of Biochemistry