Winnaar Gouden Spatel 2012
Joey Muns
Met zijn scriptie 'Chemische modificatie van butyrylcholinesterase met reactiverende tethers: een pseudo-katalytische zenuwgas bioscavenger' wist Joey Muns de 'gouden' prijs in de wacht te slepen tijdens het KNCV-congres 'Chemistry of Life'. Zijn afstudeerwerk gedaan bij TNO voor de Hogeschool Leiden leverde de Gouden Spatel-pin en een bedrag van € 1000,- op.
Uit het juryrapport:
..."During his internship at TNO Rijswijk in collaboration with partners in France and Germany, Joey was involved in research into a method to provide protection before poisoning with nerve agents. Here, butylcholinesterase, an enzyme that occurs in the body with no obvious function, is used as bioscavenger. Joey’s mission was to improve this method and make it more efficient. The initial results are very encouraging.
In his report Joey showed that he is fully mastering the theoretical background. He wrote an extensive report, which is enjoyable to read. Moreover, he proved to be a good experimenter, who was not in despair when facing setbacks. Therefore, Joey was awarded the KNCV 'Gouden Spatel’ 2012."
De andere twee prijzen zijn toegekend aan:
Sebastiaan van Kessel - Hanze Hogeschool
'The binding of SepF, and other proteins to the C-terminus of Bacillus subtilis FtsZ'
Esther Roeven - Fontys Hogeschool
'Modification of Silicon Nitride Surfaces for Biosensor Applications'
