Stockholm university

Research group Martin Högbom's research group

Our main area of interest and expertise is how protein structure relates to function, in particular in proteins that utilize redox active metal cofactors or radicals for catalysis.

Group description

A central theme of our research is to obtain structural information of high-valent protein-coordinated metal sites used for extremely challenging chemical reactions. This information is central for the design of novel bioimetic catalysts for green chemistry and energy conversion. We also study the unique respiratory systems in Mycobacteria to characterize their structure and function. Energy metabolism in these pathogens is currently emerging as a promising new drug target.

We use tools such as synchrotron and free-electron laser X-ray crystallography, Cryo-EM, protein design, enzymatic assays and a variety of spectroscopic techniques.

Group members

Group managers

Martin Högbom

Professor of Biochemistry

Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Martin Hogbom

Members

Keqing Yin

PhD Student

Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Irwin Selvam

Postdoc

Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Irwin Selvam

Juliane John

Postdoc

Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Juliane John

Rohit Kumar

Researcher

Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Soni Sharma

Researcher

Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Dan Sjöstrand

Researcher

Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Vivek Srinivas

Postdoc

Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Leona Svecova

Postdoc

Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Benjamin Wiseman

Researcher

Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

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