Gleb Bourenkov
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306
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About
Gleb Bourenkov is a structural biologist and beamline scientist whose work sits at the intersection of X-ray instrumentation, macromolecular crystallography, and biological imaging. Based at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg, Germany, he has made significant contributions to the development and operation of cutting-edge synchrotron beamlines at PETRA III (DESY), facilities that empower structural biologists worldwide to determine the three-dimensional architecture of proteins and other macromolecules. His most influential work, garnering 229 citations, details the P13 macromolecular crystallography beamline — a highly tunable, state-of-the-art instrument supporting both high- and low-energy phasing strategies with variable beam focusing. This facility has been central to numerous structural discoveries since its 2013 launch. Earlier, Bourenkov helped pioneer automated crystal mounting and screening systems (2002), advancing high-throughput protein crystallography at a time when automation was transforming the field. More recently, he has contributed to high-throughput tomography platforms on beamline P14, extending EMBL Hamburg's capabilities into phase-contrast bioimaging for life sciences. His occasional forays into protein structure determination, such as the crystal structure of the YagE protein from *E. coli*, underscore his broad engagement with structural biology beyond instrumentation alone.
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- 3High Throughput Tomography (HiTT) on EMBL beamline P14 on PETRA III23 citations · 2023
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- 6High Throughput Tomography (HiTT) on EMBL Beamline P14 on PETRA III2 citations · 2023