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By Dr. S. Gnanakaran, Staff Scientist, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory

'''February 17, 2009'''

[http://sfcomplex.org Santa Fe Complex] (location to be confirmed)

;Abstract
:Proteins are chains of amino acid residues that must fold into three-dimensional shapes to perform their functions.  We will examine how protein folding is measured and predicted and how a particular type of misfolding contributes to over 20 debilitating diseases, most notably Alzheimer's disease.

Dr. Gnanakaran will be introduced by Dr. Hans Frauenfelder, Senior Laboratory Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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