Nanotech 2004 Conference Technical Program Speaker Biography

Bionanotechnology and Drug Design

K. Krause
University of Houston, US

Biography:

Dr. Kurt Krause is Associate Professor of Biology and Biochemistry and Chemistry at the University of Houston, Houston, TX.

Dr. Krause directs a crystallography group working on the structural biology of infectious diseases. He is the Associate Director of the Institute or Molecular Design. His main areas of interest include tuberculosis, drug resistant bacteria, flavivirus encephalitis, and structure aided drug design. Dr. Krause is also a physician who is a clinical specialist in infectious diseases. He holds a joint appointment at Baylor College of Medicine where he serves as an Attending Physician at Ben Taub, St. Lukes, and The Methodist Hospital.