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Leonid Brown obtained his PhD in Biology (Biophysics) from Moscow State University, Russia, in 1991. He joined the University of Guelph’s Department of Physics in 2002 and currently serves as a full professor. Brown’s research focuses on the biophysical properties of a diverse family of photoactive retinal-binding proteins known as microbial rhodopsins, which are found in bacteria and higher organisms and serve as light-driven ion pumps and photosensors. His research combines molecular biology with modern biophysical methods, including time-resolved spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, and Raman spectroscopy. Brown explores the role of novel microbial rhodopsins in light-driven processes, advancing the understanding of bioenergetics and sensory transduction in prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes. He is also involved in using microbial rhodopsins as model membrane proteins to study protein-lipid interactions and folding, mainly through solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Brown has been a member of the Editorial Board of the Biophysical Journal from 2009 to 2015 and received the Premier’s Research Excellence Award in 2003.
University of Guelph • Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Teaches and conducts research in the Department of Physics focusing on biophysics and molecular biology.
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