Protein Movement Across Membranes

This book addresses the most recent advances in the transport of
proteins across a variety of biological membranes. In addressing this
topic, this volume includes several new twists not previously
addressed in the literature. In the last few years, the study of
protein translocation has been revolutionized by the availability of
structural information on many of the components and complexes
involved in the process. Unlike earlier books written on protein
translocation, this volume considers these advances. In addition,
several chapters discuss facets of protein translocation from a
systems biology perspective, considered by many to be the next
paradigm for biological study. Readers of this book will come away
with a deeper understanding of the problems facing researchers of
protein translocation and see how the most modern biological
techniques and approaches are being recruited to answer those
questions. The chapters are also written such that problems awaiting
future investigation are clearly presented.

About the Author
Jerry Eichler was born in Montreal, Canada, where he obtained his
B.Sc. from McGill University. After spending time traveling in Asia,
he moved to Israel. He subsequently obtained both his M.Sc. and Ph.D.
degrees at the Weizmann Institute of Science, in the field of
neurobiology. Following post-doctoral training in the field of
bacterial protein export in the laboratory of Bill Wickner at the
Dartmouth Medical School, NH, USA, he returned to Israel to accept a
university research position. Today, he is an Associate Professor in
the Dept. of Life Sciences at Ben Gurion University in Beersheva. In
his research, Dr. Eichler addresses protein translocation across the
plasma membrane of Archaea, using a halophilic organism originally
isolated from the Dead Sea as a model system. Archaea, the third
domain of life, are best known in their capacities as extremophiles,
creatures able to survive amongst the most physically challenging
conditions on Earth. His work on archaeal protein translocation has
been recognized by numerous international scientific bodies,
including the Israel Society for Microbiology, which honored him with
their Young Scientist Award in 2001