M.S. Chemistry (1991) Moscow State University
M.S. Chemistry (1996) Cornell University
Ph.D. Chemistry (1998) Cornell University
Theoretical Physical Chemistry. Theoretical Biophysics. Statistical Mechanics of Complex Systems. Biological Transport. Thermodynamics of Electrolytes. Random Walks. Theory of Hydrophobicity.
Email: tolya@rice.edu
Phone: (713) 348-5672
Office: Anderson Biological Lab, 306
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Anatoly Kolomeisky
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Research Statement
Theoretical investigation of complex chemical and biophysical processes using the methods of statistical mechanics. Specific projects: 1) motor proteins; 2) cytoskeleton filaments; 3) polymer translocation through nanopores; 4) facilitated diffusion; 5) transport through membrane pores; 6) multi-partical non-equilibrium dynamics; 6) protein nucleation and crystallizations; 7) viscosity in biological systems, 8) protein-DNA interactions, 9) modeling of dynamics of nanocars.
Selected Publications
A. Mohan, A. B. Kolomeisky, M. Pasquali "Effect of Charge Distribution on the Translocation of an Imhomogeneously Charged Polymer Through a Nanopore." J. Chem. Phys., 128 (2008): 125104-1:125104-7.
A. B. Kolomeisky, S. Kotsev "Effect of Interactions on Molecular Fluxes and Fluctuations in the Transport across Membrane Channels." J. Chem. Phys., 128 (2008): 085101-1:185101-6.
A. B. Kolomeisky "How Proteins Translate Through Pores: Memory is Important." Biophys. J., 94 (2008): 5547-1548.
K. Tsekouras and A. B. Kolomeisky "Inhomogeneous Coupling in Two-Channel Asymmetric Exclusion Processes." J. Phys. A: Math Theor., 41 (2008): 095002.
R. K. Das, A. B. Kolomeisky "Interaction between Motor Domains Can Explain the Complex Dynamics of Heterodimeric Kinesins." Phys. Rev. E, 77 (2008): 061912.
A. Akimov, A. V. Nemukhin, A. Moskovsky, A. B. Kolomeisky, J. M. Tour "Molecular Dynamics of Surface-Moving Thermally Driven Nanocars." J. Chem. Theor. Comp., 4 (2008): 652-656.
M. N. Artyomov, A. Y. Morozov, A. B. Kolomeisky "Molecular Motors Interacting with Their Own Tracks." Phys. Rev. E, 77 (2008): 040901(R).
A. G. Cherstvy, A. B. Kolomeisky, A. A. Kornyshev "Protein-DNA Interactions: Reaching and Recognizing the Targets." J. Phys. Chem. B, 112 (2008): 4741-4750.
R. K. Das, A. B. Kolomeisky "Spatial Fluctuations Affect the Dynamics of Motor Proteins." J. Phys. Chem. B, 112 (2008): 11112-11121.
Presentations
Contributed talk. "How Proteins Find and Recognize Their Targets on DNA." 52nd Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, Long Beach, California. (February, 2008)
Co-organizer. "Recent Advances in Biophysical Chemistry of Transport by Biomolecular Motors and Machines." 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (August 16-21, 2008)
"Effect of charge distribution on the translocation of an inhomogeneously charged polymer through a nanopore." 2008 American Physical Society March Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana. (March 13, 2008) With A. Mohan, M. Pasquali.
"Molecular Motors Interacting with Their Own Tracks." Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. (July 7, 2008) With Max Artyomov, Alexander Morozov.
Theses
Ekaterina Pronina, PhD. "One-Dimensional Non-Equilibrium Processes." (2007).(Thesis or Dissertation Director)
S. Matysiak, PhD. "Protein Folding Studies." (2007).(Committee Member)
Oleg Vydrov, PhD. "Density-Functional Studies of Radicals." (2007).(Committee Member)
Payel Das, PhD. "Minimalists models of protein folding." (2007).(Committee Member)
Awards
Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. (2008).
Sloan Fellowship, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. (2004).
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