Biophysicist, Protein Crystallographer, Drug Designer and Science Writer.
Licenciado Degree, University of Valladolid, Spain, 1969. Physics, Mathematics.
Graduate work, University of Salamanca, 1969-1972. Biological Sciences.
Fullbright Scholarship for Graduate studies in the USA (1972).
Ph. D. University of Texas at Austin, 1978. Biophysics
Postdoc with M.G.Rossmann, Purdue University, 1979-1985.
Group Leader-Associate Research Fellow, Abbott Laboratories-Retired 2008.
Adjunct Professor to the Graduate Faculty, University of Illinois at Chicago. current
As should be apparent from the entries, comments and illustrations on this website, central to modern crystallography is the phenomenon of ‘diffraction’ of X-rays by crystals. It is the critical experimental observation in crystallography. Now, I would like to present a brief blog commentary to highlight the fact that the ‘diffraction’ effect is NOT only […]
Summary: Symmetrical motifs are used in a whimsical way by the world of fashion to convey subliminal messages. The fashion world may not be familiar with the scientific notion of ‘symmetry’. Yet, the most dominant concept in most of their endeavor revolves around the ‘left-and-right’ repetition dominant in the human body. Each and every human […]
One of the pleasures of growing older and ‘respectable’ in the scientific community is the opportunity of discussing the history of our subjects with the younger generations. As an enthusiastic crystallographer and scientist, I do like very much to pass the torch to the upcoming generations of fresh students to give them a sense of […]
La partida de un amigo entrañable Antonio Castellanos Mata ha sido y siempre será mi amigo mas entrañable de la juventud y de los años que han seguido. Nuestra amistad nació y se cultivó en Valladolid, durante los años de carrera. El apareció de repente en segundo, calculo que en el otoño de 1965. No hizo […]
It is a rare opportunity to be present at the world premiere of any artistic event and particularly the interpretation of a music that has never been heard before. As part of my subscription to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) concerts, I was treated to such a unique musical event last Thursdays, June 18 at […]
I cannot resist writing a concise commentary and discussion of a brief article by Prof. Juan Manuel García Ruíz (Research Professor at the CSIC in Granada, Spain) in a recent issue of the widely read Spanish Newspaper ‘El País’. His focus is a purported melon that was petrified by the Prophet Saint Elijah, in response […]
The meeting of the International Year of Crystallography in Montreal (IUCr2014 23rd Congress), Aug. 5-12, 2014 was an excellent opportunity to meet with friends and fellow crystallographers from all over the world. It was also an unique opportunity to be exposed to the latest developments of crystallography and crystal science in the broadest sense of […]
The meeting of the International Year of Crystallography in Montreal (IUCr2014 23rd Congress), Aug. 5-12, 2014 was an excellent opportunity to meet with friends and fellow crystallographers from all over the world. It was also an unique opportunity to be exposed to the latest developments of crystallography and crystal science in the broadest sense of […]
The events of June 6, 1944 and the ending of WWII in the European front are all very well known. The press and the electronic media will cover them in detail. However, in the context of the International Year of Crystallography (IYCr2014) what is less known is the personal connection between the planning of the […]
The celebration of the International Year of Crystallography (IYCr2014) has prompted me to remember the celebration of a remarkable achievement of the early years of macromolecular crystallography, just twenty years after the first protein structures (the two globins: myogoblin and hemoglogin) were solved. I was the fortunate participant in that singular event and inspired by […]
Cele Abad-Zapatero, Ph. D.
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