EPR / DNP / NMR Literature Blog

[NMR] postdoctoral position in solid-state NMR in Strasbourg/France

January 15, 2016 - Postdoctoral Position: Solid-state NMR of Membrane-Associated Polypeptides The laboratory Membrane Biophysics and NMR at the University of Strasbourg has an opening for a postdoctoral position with experience in using solid-state NMR methods in the structural analysis of membrane proteins.

PhD Studentship – Applications of large-scale NMR, EPR and MRI simulations

January 13, 2016 - PhD Studentship – Applications of large-scale NMR, EPR and MRI simulations PhD Supervisor: Ilya Kuprov

Non-aqueous solvents for DNP surface enhanced NMR spectroscopy

January 13, 2016 - Zagdoun, A., et al., Non-aqueous solvents for DNP surface enhanced NMR spectroscopy. Chem Commun (Camb), 2012.

One hundred fold overall sensitivity enhancements for Silicon-29 NMR spectroscopy of surfaces by dynamic nuclear polarization with CPMG acquisition

January 11, 2016 - Rossini, A.J., et al., One hundred fold overall sensitivity enhancements for Silicon-29 NMR spectroscopy of surfaces by dynamic nuclear polarization with CPMG acquisition.

#VnmrJ is now open source

January 8, 2016 - I’m very pleased to learn that VnmrJ is now open source. The project is hosted on GitHub and detailed information is accessible through:

BDPA-Doped Polystyrene Beads as Polarization Agents for DNP-NMR

January 8, 2016 - Polarizing agents are typically dispersed in glass forming solvents to avoid clustering of the radicals which can lead to strong exchange interaction resulting in poor DNP efficiency.