Pandemics and Alertness member WG3 (Complementary and enabling techniques), LINXS Fellow

MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Marjolein Thunnissen, currently serving as senior science advisor at MAX IV, involved in coordinating activities towards the life sciences community. These encompass a wide spectrum of applications, including protein crystallography, small angle X-ray scattering, cutting-edge imaging techniques, X-ray absorption methods, and more. Marjolein plays a pivotal role in fostering relationships with users, both from academic and industrial backgrounds, while also spearheading educational and training initiatives. Marjolein's academic journey commenced at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, where she embarked on her undergraduate and doctoral studies in chemistry. It was during her undergraduate years that her fascination with unraveling the intricate structure-function relationships of proteins through X-ray diffraction was ignited. Her main scientific interests have been inflammation and infection. She has solved several protein structures, amongst which the structure of Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase, the first member of the M1 group of zinc metalloproteases for which a structure got determined.