Leonid S. Brown

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Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies Professor College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Department of Physics Guelph, Ontario lebrown@uoguelph.ca Office: (519) 824-4120 ext. 53777

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Bioenergetics Biophysics Biospectroscopy Membrane proteins structure and function Photobiology

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The research in Professor Brown's laboratory is focused on the biophysical properties of a diverse family of photoactive membrane retinal-binding proteins, rhodopsins. Rhodopsins are found both in bacteria and higher organisms, and serve either as light-driven ion pumps (important in bioenergetic...

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Bio/Research

The research in Professor Brown's laboratory is focused on the biophysical properties of a diverse family of photoactive membrane retinal-binding proteins, rhodopsins. Rhodopsins are found both in bacteria and higher organisms, and serve either as light-driven ion pumps (important in bioenergetics) or photosensors (important in microbial motility, animal vision, and circadian clocks).

They combine modern biophysical methods (including time-resolved spectroscopy in the visible, FTIR spectroscopy, NMR, and Raman spectroscopy) with molecular biology and biochemistry.

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l.hunt@exec.uoguelph.ca
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Lori Bona Hunt
l.hunt@exec.uoguelph.ca
519-824-4120 ext. 53338

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healeyd@uoguelph.ca
519-824-4120 ext. 56581

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angela.mulholland@uoguelph.ca
519-824-4120 ext. 56982

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