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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