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Konstantinos Beis specializes in Membrane Protein Structural Biology, focusing on membrane proteins that constitute 30% of the proteomes and are involved in over 40% of drug targets whose structures have been solved through x-ray crystallography. He addresses the rising crisis of drug resistance in bacterial pathogens, emphasizing the role of bacterial membrane proteins in resistance mechanisms and drug export. His research group is dedicated to determining the structure and function of these proteins to elucidate the molecular mechanisms behind drug resistance. Additionally, his lab explores innovative antibacterials for treating bacterial infections by understanding how bacteria secrete antibacterial peptides and hijack membrane transporters. Utilizing a multidisciplinary approach that includes X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM, as well as transport assays and biophysical methods like PELDOR/EPR and smFRET, Beis investigates the dynamics of ABC transporters.
Imperial College London • London, United Kingdom
Conducting research in Membrane Protein Structural Biology and mentoring students.
Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.