Jason C. Hurlbert
Associate Professor
Chemistry
Winthrop University
United States of America
Biography
My research is centered on studying the structure/function relationships of proteins. We use a variety of techniques to accomplish this goal and the research spans the fields of molecular biology, biochemistry and biophysics. Typically, proteins in bacterial systems are cloned and expressed, recombinant proteins are purified and characterized, conditions suitable for crystallization are identified, and then the structure of the crystallized protein is solved. The variety of techniques used provides plenty of opportunities for undergraduates to learn techniques that they will need in whatever post-baccalaureate path they choose.
Research Interest
Structural Biology Biochemistry Biophysics.
Publications
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3) St John FJ, Godwin DK, Preston JF, Pozharski E, Hurlbert JC. Crystallization and crystallographic analysis of Bacillus subtilis xylanase C. Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 2009 May 1;65(5):499-503.
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2) Park J, Hurlbert J. Expression, Purification, and Crystallization of an Endoxylanase from Bacteroides Vulgatus. The Winthrop McNair Research Bulletin. 2016;2(1):9.
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1) Gochez AM, Shantharaj D, Potnis N, Zhou X, Minsavage GV, White FF, Wang N, Hurlbert JC, Jones JB. Molecular characterization of XopAG effector AvrGf2 from Xanthomonas fuscans ssp. aurantifolii in grapefruit. Molecular plant pathology. 2017 Apr 1;18(3):405-19.
