- Kenneth Roux
Dr. Kenneth Roux is an American academic biologist whose research addresses structural analysis of the AIDS Viruses, HIV-1 and SIV, and the antibodies that neutralize them, as well as food-allergen characterization and immunoassay development. He is Kurt G. Hofer Professor of Biological Science at
Florida State University , where he is affiliated with the Institute of Molecular Biophysics. Dr. Roux was a member of the research team (along with his research associate Ping Zhu) that used negative stain electron microscopy and cryoelectron microscopy coupled with tomography to produce the first detailed 3-D images of the surface of the AIDS viruses, revealing spike proteins. They show that the three gp120 proteins in each spike consist of a lobed head and a three-legged stalk - and use comparisons with atomic structures to gain insight into the mechanism of fusion. [http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/06-2006/000006.html] The images produce in his research ofHIV structure and genome provide important insights for the development of vaccines that will thwart infection by targeting and crippling the sticky HIV-1 spike proteins. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13149420/]External links
* [http://www.bio.fsu.edu/faculty-roux.php Florida State University faculty profile]
* [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-05/fsu-frp052606.php Account of image of AIDS virus]
* [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060526175714.htm Science Daily report]
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