Maroney Awarded Major NIH Grant for Metalloprotein Research

Bio-inorganic professor Michael Maroney was recently awarded a grant ($899,000)  by the National Institutes of Health for his proposal entitled "Structural Parameters Involved in Metal Recognition". The funding will support work on proteins involved in Ni trafficking in E. coli, H. pylori, and other microorganisms. The Maroney group is internationally recognized for its work on metallo-enzyme structure and function, particularly mechanistic aspects of nickel catalyzed reactions in biology. Other aspects of the Maroney group's work are supported by the National Science Foundation and the Petroleum Research Fund.

(12/10/2004)