Vladimir Ladizhansky

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Professor
Department of Physics
Email: 
vladizha@uoguelph.ca
Phone number: 
(519) 824-4120 ext. 53989
Office: 
SSC 1251
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Available positions for grads/undergrads/postdoctoral fellows: 
Seeking MSc and PhD students

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Biophysics, Membrane proteins, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Protein Dynamics, Protein Folding, Protein Structure

Instrumentation

https://www.uoguelph.ca/aac/facilities/nmr-centre/equipment

Capabilities

https://www.uoguelph.ca/aac/facilities/nmr-centre/services

Education and Employment Background

Dr. Vladimir Ladizhansky completed his M.Sc. and PhD in Physics at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. He completed postdoctoral training at Massachusetts Institute of Technology before joining the University of Guelph’s Department of Physics, where he is currently a full professor and director of the NMR Centre.

Research Themes

Ladizhansky’s research laboratory focuses on understanding at a molecular level how proteins perform their functions. We are investigating a number of proteins that associate with cell membranes and are responsible for cell signaling and membrane transport. Our primary tool is solid state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) since it can provide the atomic-level information on protein structure and dynamics. Our research program spans a wide range of areas from quantum mechanics of spin interactions and developing new NMR techniques, to molecular biology, biochemistry, and biophysics. 

Full List of Publications

Highlights 

  • Received six-year NSERC Discovery Grant of $53,000 per year for research on interactions of membrane proteins with lipids, water, and other proteins in biological membranes (2014-2020)
  • Held Tier II Canada Research Chair in Biophysics (2004-2014)
  • Received Early Researcher Award from Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation (2005-2010)
  • Received Xingda Lectureship at Peking University (2015)

Media Coverage

Biophysical Journal

Health Research

Funding