Affymetrix Announces Winner of Anatrace Membrane Protein Award
February 23 2010 - 6:28PM
Business Wire
Affymetrix, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX) today announced that Professor
Tom Rapoport of Harvard Medical School and Howard Hughes Medical
Institute is the winner of the 2010 Anatrace Membrane Protein
Award. The award was presented at the Biophysical Society annual
meeting in San Francisco and is sponsored by Anatrace, which is now
part of Affymetrix.
The Anatrace Membrane Protein Award recognizes the scientist who
has made the most outstanding contribution to understanding the
structure or function of membrane proteins. Professor Rapoport’s
work has clarified the mechanism by which proteins cross membranes
and is the first to determine the structure of a protein-conducting
channel.
The Rapoport group has also addressed how incorrectly folded
proteins are transported through a membrane for cytosolic
degradation, an important process in many diseases, and the
mechanism by which the characteristic shape of an organelle is
achieved. All of these projects concern fundamental aspects of
membrane biology.
Tom Rapoport was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in
2005 and has spent much of his career studying protein
translocation and other aspects of membrane biology. His laboratory
has published many articles in leading journals, often using
Anatrace products from Affymetrix.
“Professor Rapoport’s work clarifying the role of structure in
protein function is an important finding as we seek to better
understand the onset of disease,” said Kristin Yakimow, senior vice
president and general manager of Affymetrix reagents. “Part of our
mission is to deliver highly purified reagents to further
scientific discovery. We are honored to be able to recognize
Professor Rapoport’s work and to be a part of his research.”
About Anatrace products
Anatrace products from Affymetrix include unique, high-purity
detergents and lipids designed to give researchers studying
integral membrane proteins the confidence and peace of mind that
come from accurate results. Products include lipid-like
Fos-Choline® detergents, CYMAL® detergents, and PMAL™ polymeric
solubilization aids.
About Affymetrix
Affymetrix technology is used by the world’s top pharmaceutical,
diagnostic, and biotechnology companies, as well as leading
academic, government, and not-for-profit research institutes. More
than 1,800 systems have been shipped around the world and more than
20,000 peer-reviewed papers have been published using the
technology.
Affymetrix is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., and has
manufacturing facilities in Cleveland, Ohio, and Singapore. The
company has about 1,100 employees worldwide and maintains sales and
distribution operations across Europe and Asia. For more
information about Affymetrix, please visit the company’s website at
www.affymetrix.com.
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