Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy (RAMS)
Education
1990 - Chemistry Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
1984 - Chemistry M.Sc., Madurai Kamaraj University, India
1982 - Chemistry B.Sc., Madurai Kamaraj University, India
Positions
2013 - present Robert W Parry Collegiate Professor of Chemistry and Biophysics
2008 - present Professor, Biophysics & Chemistry
2002-2008 - Associate Professor, Biophysics & Department of Chemistry , University of Michigan
1996-2002 - Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan
1996-2002 - Research Assistant Scientist, Biophysics Research Division, University of Michigan
1996-2002 - Assistant Professor, Macromolecular Science & Engineering, University of Michigan
1993-1996 - Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
1992-1993 - Scientist, Biometrology Laboratory, JEOL Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
1990-1992 - Fellow Scientist, Central Leather Research Institute, India
Honors
2015 - Hans Fischer Senior Fellow,Technical University of Munich.
2012 - Rackham Faculty Recognition Award.
2009 - American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow.
2009 - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow.
2009 - Willsmore Fellow, University of Melbourne, Australia.
2009 - Distinguished Visiting Professor, Max-Planck Institute, Mainz.
2008 - NSF Career Development Award.
2008 - Distinguished Visiting Professor, Kyoto University.
2005 - Distinguished Visiting Professor, Osaka University.
Research Interests
Research interests include the structure, dynamics, and function of macromolecules with a special interest in membrane-associated peptides/proteins. The specific biological systems investigated are cytochrome P450, P450 reductase, cytochrome b5, misfolded amyloid proteins (amyloid-beta and IAPP), and antimicrobial peptides. Other systems that are being investigated in collaboration using NMR techniques are bone and nanomaterials.