Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy (RAMS)

Education

1990 - Chemistry Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

1984 - Chemistry M.Sc., Madurai Kamaraj University, India

1982 - Chemistry B.Sc., Madurai Kamaraj University, India

Positions

2013 - present Robert W Parry Collegiate Professor of Chemistry and Biophysics

2008 - present Professor, Biophysics & Chemistry

2002-2008 - Associate Professor, Biophysics & Department of Chemistry , University of Michigan

1996-2002 - Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan

1996-2002 - Research Assistant Scientist, Biophysics Research Division, University of Michigan

1996-2002 - Assistant Professor, Macromolecular Science & Engineering, University of Michigan

1993-1996 - Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania

1992-1993 - Scientist, Biometrology Laboratory, JEOL Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

1990-1992 - Fellow Scientist, Central Leather Research Institute, India

Honors

2015 - Hans Fischer Senior Fellow,Technical University of Munich.

2012 - Rackham Faculty Recognition Award.

2009 - American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow.

2009 - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow.

2009 - Willsmore Fellow, University of Melbourne, Australia.

2009 - Distinguished Visiting Professor, Max-Planck Institute, Mainz.

2008 - NSF Career Development Award.

2008 - Distinguished Visiting Professor, Kyoto University.

2005 - Distinguished Visiting Professor, Osaka University.

Research Interests

Research interests include the structure, dynamics, and function of macromolecules with a special interest in membrane-associated peptides/proteins. The specific biological systems investigated are cytochrome P450, P450 reductase, cytochrome b5, misfolded amyloid proteins (amyloid-beta and IAPP), and antimicrobial peptides. Other systems that are being investigated in collaboration using NMR techniques are bone and nanomaterials.

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