Lab Members
Principal Investigator
Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy (Rams), Ph.D.
Robert W Parry Collegiate Professor of Chemistry and Biophysics
Professor, Biophysics, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Macromolecular Science & Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Krishnarjuna Bankala, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow
Krishna grew up in India. He received his PhD degree from the Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
His research focuses on the structural biophysical/biology of membrane proteins including cytochrome P450, GPCR, and APP (amyloid precursor protein).
Samuel McCalpin, Physical Chemistry Graduate Student
Sam received his BS degree in Chemistry from Haverford College, Pennsylvania.
He is interested in studying the role of zinc and insulin on the amyloid aggregation of amylin (or IAPP) and their implications in type-2 diabetes.
Joseph Martin, Chemical Biology Graduate Student
Joe received BS Chemistry degree form St. John University (Queens, New York). He works on the biophysical studies of membrane proteins GPCR and APP (amyloid precurson protein).
Katerina Kornievskaia, Chemistry Undergraduate Student
She is studying the role of metals on the amyloid aggregation of amylin (or IAPP) related to type-2 diabetes.
Srikar Munukutla, Chemistry Student
Srikar received his BS degree in Chemistry from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
He is working on an educational project to study NMR spectroscopy through music.
Matteo Munaco, Chemistry Undergraduate Student
He is working on the development and biophysical characterization of novel nanodiscs.
Virtual lab members
