Marjolein Thunnissen
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2
Total Citations
47
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About
Dr. Marjolein Thunnissen is a leading figure in macromolecular crystallography (MX) beamline instrumentation and control, playing a pivotal role in advancing synchrotron-based structural biology. Her primary research focuses on developing cutting-edge beamline control software and optimizing experimental workflows for high-throughput protein structure determination. Dr. Thunnissen’s most significant contribution is her leadership in creating MXCuBE3, a next-generation beamline control system that revolutionized MX experiments by enabling faster, more rigorous data collection. This work, published in 2017 and cited 45 times, represents a paradigm shift in how synchrotron facilities manage complex crystallography sessions, allowing researchers to evaluate and collect data with unprecedented efficiency. Her expertise also extends to the design and commissioning of crystallography beamlines at the MAX IV Laboratory in Sweden, where she has helped establish state-of-the-art infrastructure for the global structural biology community. Through her innovative software solutions and beamline development, Dr. Thunnissen has directly enabled thousands of protein structure determinations, accelerating discoveries in drug design and molecular biology. Her work exemplifies the critical intersection of software engineering and experimental science that drives modern structural biology.
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Top Papers
- 1MXCuBE3: A New Era of MX-Beamline Control Begins45 citations · 2017
- 2Status of the crystallography beamlines at the MAX IV Laboratory2 citations · 2015