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Structural biology

The Structural Biology group operates a world leading suite of synchrotron radiation beamlines dedicated to the study of biological macromolecules:

  • a dedicated serial crystallography beamline (ID29)
  • two highly intense, tunable beamlines (ID23-1 and ID30B)
  • a unique beamline for fully automatic data collection MASSIF-1 (ID30A-1)
  • two microfocus / minibeam beamlines dedicated to protein crystallography (ID23-2 and MASSIF-3 (ID30A-3))
  • a protein solution scattering beamline (BM29)
  • a cryo-EM microscope (CM01)
  • an in crystallo optical spectroscopy facility (icOS)
  • a high-pressure MX freezing facility (HPMX)
  • a protein support laboratory (CIBB lab)
 
Contacts

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Montserrat Soler Lopez
SB Group Leader
+33 (0)4 76 88 17 70
email

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Max Nanao
SB Group Deputy
+33 (0)4 76 88 40 87
email

The MX and BioSAXS beamlines are operated jointly with the EMBL through the Joint Structural Biology Group (JSBG) agreement. CM01 is operated as a PSB platform and jointly run by scientists form ESRF, EMBL and IBS.

Current and future perspectives for structural biology at the Grenoble EPN campus: a comprehensive overview.

News from the group

News
19-05-2025

Scientists unveil the mechanism of light-sensing proteins that regulate internal clock

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09-05-2025

Industrial clients at ESRF fast-track drug discovery

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19-02-2025

New insights into the link between protein dynamics and antibiotic resistance

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Spotlights from the group

Spotlights
14-08-2024

X-ray crystallography uncovers new therapeutic targets in parasitic worm microbiota

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07-05-2024

X-ray crystallography helps reveal role of ‘CLIC’ proteins

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30-04-2024

Marine bacteria manage iron scarcity to produce half the world’s oxygen

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