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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">There will be a <b><span style="color:red">virtual</span></b><span style="color:red">
</span>Modern Optics and Spectroscopy Seminar held <b>tomorrow, May 10 at 12pm. </b>
A short Q&A segment will immediately follow the conclusion of the seminar.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Zoom link:<i><span style="color:red">
<a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/96881514009?pwd=NDVlY3ZxeG9mb0JtZkFkTE9UYjBrZz09">
<span style="color:red">https://mit.zoom.us/j/96881514009?pwd=NDVlY3ZxeG9mb0JtZkFkTE9UYjBrZz09</span></a></span><br>
</i>Password: <span style="color:red">653304</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt">__________________________</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><br>
Philipp Kukura<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt">University of Oxford</span></b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><br>
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</span></i><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt">“Unravelling biomolecular structure, interactions and dynamics with mass photometry”<br>
<br>
</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Interactions between biomolecules control the processes of life in health, and their malfunction in disease, making their characterization and quantification essential to our understanding of the underlying molecular
mechanisms. A major challenge stems from the intrinsic heterogeneity of molecular machines and its correlation with function. I will introduce mass photometry (MP), the accurate mass measurement of individual biomolecules in solution by light scattering, which
enables the study of stoichiometries, structure, energetics and kinetics by combining label-free detection and mass measurement. In addition to illustrating the fundamental and unique capabilities of MP, I will discuss recent applications to studies of biomolecular
self-assembly and membrane-associated processes with molecular resolution, and provide a brief outlook as to likely future capabilities and investigations.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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_____________________</i><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Christine Brooks</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Administrative Assistant</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Department of Chemistry</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">77 Massachusetts Ave, 6-333</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cambridge, MA 02139</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">p: 617.253.7239</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">e: <a href="mailto:cbrooks@mit.edu">cbrooks@mit.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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