Susan Krueger

Susan Krueger is a research physicist with a focus on biophysics in the Center for Neutron Research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, MD. She is a member of the reflectometry group, but contributes to SANS and CNBT.

Career History/Education:

• B.S. in Physics and Astronomy (1982). University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
• M.S. (1985) and PhD (1987) in Physics, Dept. of Physics, University of Maryland.
  PhD thesis advisors: Ralph J. Nossal, National Institutes of Health Jeffrey W. Lynn, NIST

Research Interests:

• SANS and reflectometry studies of the structure of biological macromolecules
• DNA-binding proteins
• Multi-subunit protein complexes
• Protein-lipid complexes
• Peptide/protein interactions with lipid bilayers and biomimetic membranes
• SANS and reflectometry software development for biology users
• Protein and lipid dynamics measurement development 

Selected Publications:

• Perez-Salas, U. A.; Rangan, P.; Krueger, S.; Briber, R. M.; Thirumalai, D.; Woodson, S. A. Biochemistry 43, 1746-1753 (2003). "Compaction of a Bacterial Group I Ribozyme Coincides with the Assembly of Core Helices"
• Kuzmanovic, D.; Elashvili, I.; Wick, C.; O'Connell, C.; Krueger, S. Structure 11, 1339-1348 (2003). "Bacteriophage MS2: Molecular Weight and Spatial Distribution of the Protein and RNA Components by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering and Virus Counting"
• Perez-Salas, U. A.; Faucher, K. M.; Majkrzak, C. F.; Berk, N. F.; Krueger, S.; Chaikof, E. L. Langmuir 19, 7688-7694 (2003). "Characterization of a Biomimetic Polymeric Lipid Bilayer by Phase Sensitive Neutron Reflectivity"
• Krueger, S.; Zondlo, J.; Gregurick, S.; Eisenstein, E. J. Struct. Biol. 141, 240-258 (2003). "Solution Structure of a Non-native Subtilisin Variant Bound to GroEL and GroEL/GroES Complexes: A Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Study"
• Krueger, S.; Gregurick, S.; Shi, Y.; Wang, S.; Wladkowski, B. D.; Schwarz, F. P. Biochemistry 42, 1958-1968 (2003). "Entropic Nature of the Interaction between Promoter Bound CRP Mutants and RNA Polymerase"
• Sackett, D. L.; Chernomordik, V.; Krueger, S.; Nossal, R. Biomacromolecules 4, 461-467 (2003). "Use of Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) to Study Tubulin Polymers"
• Nieh, M. P.; Glinka, C. J.; Krueger, S.; Prosser, R. S.; Katsaras, J. Biophys. 82, 2487-2498 (2002). "A SANS Study on the Effect on Lanthanide Ions and Charged Lipids on the Morphology of Phospholipid Mixtures"
• Nieh, M. P.; Glinka, C. J.; Krueger, S.; Prosser, R. S.; Katsaras, J. Langmuir 17, 2629-2638 (2001). "SANS Study of the Structural Phases on Magnetically Alignable Lanthanide-Doped Phospholipid Mixtures"
• Krueger, S. Curr. Op. Coll. Int. Sci. 6, 111-117 (2001). "Neutron Reflection from Interfaces with Biological and Biomimetic Materials"
• Krueger, S.; Meuse, C. W.; Majkrzak, C. F.; Dura, J. A.; Berk, N. F.; Tarek, M.; Plant, A. L. Langmuir 17, 511-521 (2001). " Investigation of Hybrid Bilayer Membranes with Neutron Reflectometry: Probing the Interactions of Melittin"

Other Interests:

• Taking care of my daughter: Chaufer, homework help, ice skating, dance
• Exercise (I try...)

Contact Information:

• Susan Krueger
  National Institute of Standards and Technology
  100 Bureau Drive, Bldg. 235, Stop 8562
  Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8562
• (301) 975-6734 (office), (301) 921-9847 (fax)
• susan.krueger@.nist.gov

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