Masoud Jelokhani-Niaraki
Professor Emeritus, Chemistry and Biochemistry
mjelokhani@wlu.ca
Waterloo, Ontario
Faculty of Science
Masoud Jelokhani-Niaraki is an expert in biomolecular structure and interaction, biophysical chemistry and protein and peptide chemistry.
Areas of Expertise
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Protein Structure, Enzymes and Biochemistry
Biography
- PhD in Biological and Biophysical Chemistry, Saga University (Japan), 1995
- MSc in Biological Chemistry, Saga University, 1992
- BSc in Chemistry, Sharif Univerity of Technology, 1986
Research Interests
- Conformation and ion transport properties of the mitochondrial carrier proteins to elucidate their physiological roles
- Mechanism of interaction of natural and synthetic antimicrobial peptides, neuropeptides and antioxidant peptides with biological membranes as a crucial step in their biological activity
Languages
- English
- Japanese
- Persian