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Paula Salgado is a Lecturer in Macromolecular Crystallography at Newcastle University, UK. As a structural biologist, she uses protein X-ray crystallography and structure determination, to allow a deeper and wider understanding of biological processes and biochemical mechanisms. She is particularly interested in proteins involved in disease caused by infectious agents, aiming at providing molecular details of key mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions, relevant for the development of more effective treatments.
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