Professor Bostjan Kobe    Nhmrc Research Fellow

	Biography

Dr Kobe's research interests are in protein structure and function, with the emphasis on understanding the structural basis of intra- and intermolecular interactions formed by these macromolecules.

The primary technique used in the laboratory is X-ray crystallography, combined with a plethora of other molecular biology, biophysical and computational techniques.

Current projects include:

• Structural genomics of macrophage proteins
  
• Understanding the mechanism and specificity of nuclear import
  
• Structural basis of signal transduction
  
• Structural basis of plant disease resistance and development
  
• Molecular and structural basis of retroviral and dengue virus membrane fusion

	Keywords
	Science and Technology: Biophysical Interactions, Science and Technology: Molecular Biology, Medical: X-Ray, Science and Technology: Crystallography