Two review papers on studying proteni folding by single molecule FRET, in two journals, by two giants, in one month. What are the odds? I shall have to add these to my always-growing "to read" pile.
Incidentally, I was drawn into the field by the
Levinthal paradox (like many biophysicists, I suspect), and I did my undergraduate thesis work in
Bob Austin's lab on microfluidic mixers for studying protein folding. So, the physicist in me always hankers a bit to return to the protein folding problem, even though the field is pretty much saturated, and it's unrelated to my current work. Bill Eaton always loomed large in my mind, like a demigod almost, because of those formative years, and I sent him an e-mail when I was shopping around for postdocs. He actually replied and told me that he would love to have somebody with my experience in single molecule fluorescence, but that he didn't have the fundnig at that time. So, it was a no-go.
On a totally unrelated note: I know everbody is looking for jobs right now, but I have two close friends looking for employment in the private sector. One is postdoc with a lot of experience in genomics and single molecule fluorescence, and one soon-to-be-minted PhD studying cancer bio and the cell cycle. The latter is looking mostly in the bay area, the former is open in terms of location. Both are people I would highly recommend for their dedication, their patience, and their intellgience.
It's hard out here for a pimp these days, so if you have any interesting leads, feel free to forward them my way, and I will forward them on!
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