MAX4Life Talk: Microfluidics for Resolving Protein Dynamics

Wednesday 10 Jun 2026, 14:00 → 15:00 Europe/Stockholm

MAX III (MAX IV)

Warm welcome to Dr. Jonathan West from University of Southampton, UK, as our next speaker in the MAX4Life Talk Series for Spring 2026!

The MAX4Life series highlights innovative and impactful Life Science research through roughly one-hour talks, followed by Q&A and informal mingling with the MAX IV community.

Talk Title: Microfluidics for Resolving Protein Dynamics

Speaker: Dr. Jonathan West

Time & Date: 14:00 to 15:00, Wednesday, June 10

Location: meeting room MAX II, MAX IV Laboratory

Registration for in person attendance: If you are not affiliated with MAX IV and would like to attend the talk in person at MAX IV facility, please register at the bottom of the page. It is free of charge.

Registration for Online attendance: Please use the Zoom link if attending remotely.

Deadline for registration: 14.00  Tuesday, June 09

Abstract: Time-resolved experiments require the addition of substrates and ligands at millisecond timescales to be consistent with reaction timescales. In parallel, uniform incubations are required to resolve different states and overall dynamics. In my talk I will explore microfluidic phenomena which pose challenges and opportunities for achieving precision time control. I will discuss different microfluidic approaches using examples from the field and my Biomedical Microfluidics lab, with applications spanning time-resolved serial crystallography, hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) and the investigation of protein dynamics within cell membranes.