Dr. Catherine Drennan

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Biography

Catherine Drennan is a Professor in the Department of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Her research focuses on taking snapshots of metalloenzymes through techniques such as crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy. Drennan's work involves using X-ray crystallography to investigate the structure and function of enzymes that are medically important and have applications in environmental remediation. She has a particular interest in metalloprotein biochemistry, particularly the role of conformational changes in catalysis.

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Awards

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National Academy of Sciences

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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fellow

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American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Member

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Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Award

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Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellow

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Investigator

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Professor