Open AccessUsing yeast to understand protein folding diseases: an interview with Susan Lindquist
Author(s) -
Kristin H. Kain
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
disease models and mechanisms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.327
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1754-8411
pISSN - 1754-8403
DOI - 10.1242/dmm.000810
Subject(s) - yeast , protein folding , folding (dsp implementation) , biology , model organism , organism , computational biology , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , engineering , gene , electrical engineering
Susan Lindquist is a founding editor of DMM, whose pioneering work in yeast has advanced our understanding of protein folding in disease, including Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and prion diseases. Here, she discusses her personal approach to model organism research and scientific leadership.
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