chemistry

Tim Clausen

Tim Clausen is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tim Clausen rather than just read about it. In short: Tim Clausen (born 12 March 1969) is a structural biologist and a senior scientist at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna, Austria. Early life and education Tim Clausen was born in Flensburg, West Germany, in 1969.

Key takeaways

Tim Clausen belongs to chemistry; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
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Reproduce the core statement of Tim Clausen from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Tim Clausen (born 12 March 1969) is a structural biologist and a senior scientist at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna, Austria.

Early life and education Tim Clausen was born in Flensburg, West Germany, in 1969. He did his undergraduate studies in biology at the University of Konstanz from 1988. He graduated with a diploma following research at the lab of Sandro Ghisla in 1994. Following his graduation, Clausen joined the lab of Robert Huber at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried for his PhD studies. Clausen obtained his PhD in chemistry summa cum laude in 1997.

Career In 1997, Tim Clausen became a postdoctoral researcher with Albrecht Messerschmidt at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, leading from 1999 on a small group studying pyridoxal phosphate enzymes. He obtained a lecture qualification (Habilitation) in biochemistry by the University of Konstanz in 2001. In 2002, Tim Clausen became a group leader in structural biology at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna. In 2009, he was promoted to senior scientist.

Research Tim Clausen studies the protein quality control system that cells evolved, and through which molecular chaperones and proteases monitor the functionality of each protein, thereby reducing the amount of misfolded molecules that may undergo dangerous interactions. Tim Clausen and his lab perform structure-function analyses of several eukaryotic and prokaryotic quality control factors to find novel strategies to combat protein-folding diseases and bacterial pathogenicity.

Awards and achievements 2016: European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant 2010 European Molecular Biology Organization Member 2005: EMBO Young Investigator 2004: Heinz Mayer-Leibnitz Award of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 1994: Max Planck Fellowship

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tim Clausen

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tim Clausen claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tim Clausen before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tim Clausen ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tim Clausen

In research: Tim Clausen appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tim Clausen in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tim Clausen is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1969 births, European Research Council grantees, Living people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tim Clausen outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Tim Clausen in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Tim Clausen in simple terms?

Tim Clausen (born 12 March 1969) is a structural biologist and a senior scientist at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna, Austria. Early life and education Tim Clausen was born in Flensburg, West Germany, in 1969.

Why does Tim Clausen matter?

Because it connects several chemistry ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Tim Clausen?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Tim Clausen.