Leonid S. Brown, University of Guelph

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Professor Guelph, Ontario lebrown@uoguelph.ca Office: (519) 824-4120 ext. 53777

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The research in Dr. 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 ...

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Bio/Research

The research in Dr. 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).

Brown's lab combines 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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