| Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Auburn University |
| Auburn, AL 36849-5312 |
| USA |
| Voice: +1 334 844-6072 |
| Fax: +1 334 844-6959 |
| e-mail: duinedu@auburn.edu |
| Born: October 13th, 1966, Haarlem, The Netherlands. |
ACADEMIC DEGREES:
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'Doctorandus'; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam; The Netherlands; Chemistry. |
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Ph.D.; E.C. Slater Institute (now Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences), University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam; The Netherlands; Biochemistry. |
STAGES OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATION:
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University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In the third year of the chemistry study specialized in Biochemistry. Extra subjects in Inorganic Chemistry: Synthesis and identification via UV/VIS, IR, Raman and NMR spectroscopies. |
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E.C. Slater Institute (now
Swammerdam Institute for Life
Sciences), University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam; The Netherlands. Undergraduate research done in the group of Dr. R. Wever on electron transfer in cytochrome c oxidase; the electron flow was followed with UV/VIS spectroscopy. |
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E.C. Slater Institute (now Swammerdam Institute for Life
Sciences), University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam; The Netherlands. Ph.D. Research was done in the group of Dr. S.P.J. Albracht, titled: 'Exploring the Active Site of Nickel Hydrogenases'. The research included purification of the enzymes and characterization by different techniques, mainly EPR, FTIR, and Mössbauer spectroscopies. The last two techniques were done in collaboration with other groups. |
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
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Center for Metalloenzyme
Studies, Department of
Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA. Post
doctoral associate. The research was done in the group of Prof. Dr. M.K. Johnson. The research concentrated on the characterization of iron-sulfur proteins from different biological sources via EPR, RR, and VTMCD spectroscopies. |
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Max-Planck-Institut
für terrestrische Mikrobiologie, Marburg, Germany. Humboldt
fellow. The research is done in the group of Prof. R.K. Thauer. The research concentrates on the reaction mechanism of methyl coenzyme-M reductase. |
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Assistant Professor. |
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Member of the board of the Amsterdam Chemical Student
Organization. Activities included running the student pub, organization of exchanges with foreign universities, taking care of a group of students during their first year, and editor of the newsletter. |