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SUMMARY:SCISOC TALK - 103 years of Crystallography: what has it taught us 
 and where will lead us? - Professor Elspeth Garman\, Professor of Molecula
 r Biophysics at Oxford University
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CONTACT:Benjamin Beresford-Jones
DESCRIPTION:X-Ray crystallography was born in 1912 with the determination 
 of the 3D structure of sodium chloride. Since then\, it has enabled the el
 ucidation of a huge range of structures in biology\, physics\, chemistry\,
  engineering and earth sciences. Using crystallography\, we can unravel th
 e shapes of biomolecules in our bodies that are targets for drugs against 
 disease\, and thus identify new treatments. Elspeth Garman specializes in 
 finding the three-dimensional shapes of medically important biological mol
 ecules\, allowing disease pathways to be understood at the molecular level
 . She will be exploring what is currently achievable and what may be possi
 ble in the future.\n \nElspeth Garman is Professor of Molecular Biophysics
  at Oxford University. Her main research interests are in improving method
 s for finding the three-dimensional shapes of medically important biologic
 al molecules so that larger and more complicated structures can be determi
 ned. She is a well known communicator of science\, has been interviewed on
  the Radio 4 program 'The Life Scientific' and is the recipient of the 201
 6 American Crystallographic Association's Fankuchen Prize\, awarded in rec
 ognition of her original contributions to scientific research and her worl
 dwide postgraduate teaching.\n\nFree for members\, £3 for non-members. Me
 mbership can be purchased on the door for £12.
LOCATION:Department of Pharmacology Lecture Theatre\, Tennis Court Road
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