Dr. Bruce Tidor

Biography

Professor Tidor completed a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Physics from Harvard College and a Master of Science degree at the University of Oxford, UK, as a Marshall Scholar. He returned to his alma mater for doctoral studies in Biophysics. He spent four years as a Whitehead Fellow at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. He joined MIT as an Assistant Professor in Chemistry in 1994, became Associate Professor in Biological Engineering and Computer Science in 2001, and was promoted to Professor in 2005. His research group focuses on the analysis of complex biological systems at the molecular network level, aiming to dissect the interactions responsible for the specific structure and folded state of proteins and binding geometry of molecular complexes. His work investigates biochemical regulatory networks and signal transduction pathways in cells and applies theoretical computational biophysics methods. The insights from this work aim to provide a strong foundation for understanding biological systems and to facilitate the development of therapies to ameliorate disease states.

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