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André Hoelz is the Mary Charles Ferkel Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. He specializes in structure-function studies of the nuclear pore complex and the histone-modifying machinery associated with it, utilizing techniques such as X-ray crystallography. With a comprehensive academic background, including a B.Sc. from Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg and a Ph.D. from Rockefeller University, Hoelz has been a faculty member at Caltech since November 2010. His research has contributed significantly to the understanding of macromolecular assemblies, particularly focusing on the atomic structure of the nuclear pore complex, one of the largest proteinaceous assemblies found in eukaryotic cells. Throughout his career, he has collaborated extensively, including work in Günter Blobel’s laboratory, where he developed interest in structural biology. In addition to his research, Hoelz teaches courses on biochemistry laboratory techniques, emphasizing the expression and purification of recombinant proteins in bacterial systems.
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