Structural Biology incorporating:

Protein crystallography Biophysical methods Protein biochemistry Molecular modelling and computation

Structural Chemistry complements the research portfolio of Eskitis by providing structural information in order to understand protein mechanisms at the molecular level. To improve the knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of diseases as well as to identify possible sites of interference, one needs to have a solid understanding of the structure and functions of proteins and their interactions with ligands, target proteins and membranes.

Structural Biology and Biophysics methodologies include protein X-ray crystallography, light scattering, small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering (with access to national and international research facilities such as the Australian Synchrotron), UV/Vis- and CD-spectroscopy, differential scanning fluorimetry, and structural bioinformatics.