Name:
Brigit van Oirschot
Date of birth:
23-05-1961
Educational background:
HBO-a clinical chemistry and haematology
Function(s):
Research technician
Working at the department since:
01-12-1984
Supervisor(s):
Dr. Richard van Wijk, Prof. Dr. Wouter van Solinge
Project(s) you are working on, most important tasks:
1) Location and translocation of glycolytic enzymes in RBC
2) Characterisation of wt and mutants of pyruvate kinase
Major Publications:
- Pyruvate kinase regulatory element 1 (PKR-RE1) mediates hexokinase gene expression in K562 cells. Blood Cells Mol Dis 34 (2005): 186-190.
- Protein Kinase A regulates expression of p27-kip1 and cyclin D3 to suppress proliferation of leukemic T-cell lines. J Biol Chem 2001; 276 (36): 33854-33860.
What special knowledge of yours could be of interest to your colleagues?
Protein purification, enzyme kinetics, EMSA
Special interests, hobbies:
Sculpturing, woodcarving, fitness
E-mail:
Brigit van Oirschot