Dihia Moussaoui
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Dihia Moussaoui is a leading figure in structural biology, with a primary focus on advancing small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) techniques for biological macromolecules. Her most significant contribution lies in the comprehensive upgrade of the BM29 BioSAXS beamline at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF). As part of the facility’s Extremely Brilliant Source (EBS) project, she played a key role in replacing the original bending magnet with a two-pole wiggler, dramatically increasing brilliance. This work, detailed in her highly cited 2022 paper (59 citations), involved the integration of a new detector, robot, and sample environment, alongside upgraded data collection and analysis software. The result is a state-of-the-art, high-throughput beamline that enables researchers to study the structure and dynamics of proteins, nucleic acids, and complexes in solution with unprecedented speed and resolution. Moussaoui’s efforts have directly enhanced the capabilities of the global structural biology community, making advanced SAXS experiments more accessible and reliable. Her work exemplifies the critical synergy between cutting-edge instrumentation and fundamental biological discovery.
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