{"id":2028,"date":"2016-09-27T14:58:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T14:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/surgeryandcancer\/?p=2028"},"modified":"2016-09-27T14:58:35","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T14:58:35","slug":"life-in-science-improving-crystal-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/surgeryandcancer\/2016\/09\/27\/life-in-science-improving-crystal-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in Science \u2013 Improving Crystal Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/surgeryandcancer\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/surgeryandcancer\/2016\/09\/27\/life-in-science-improving-crystal-quality\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/surgeryandcancer\/2016\/09\/27\/life-in-science-improving-crystal-quality\/naomi-with-crystals\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2029\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2029\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/surgeryandcancer\/files\/2016\/09\/Naomi-with-Crystals-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"naomi-with-crystals\" \/><\/a> Read an Interview with Professor Naomi Chayen, head of the Crystallization Group in Computational and Systems Medicine, winner of prestigious awards, including Innovator of the Year, and nicknamed the \u2018Crystallization Guru\u2019.<\/p>\n<div>Prof Naomi Chayen talks about her career and the work her lab is doing to help advance the crystallization field.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technologynetworks.com\/blogs.aspx\">Life in Science \u2013 Improving Crystal Quality<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read an Interview with Professor Naomi Chayen, head of the Crystallization Group in Computational and Systems Medicine, winner of prestigious awards, including Innovator of the Year, and nicknamed the \u2018Crystallization Guru\u2019. 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