The Petrou Lab is aiming to characterize the structure and function of membrane proteins using single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) and biophysical/biochemical techniques, with a focus on: i) Bacterial membrane enzymes involved in antibiotic resistance, and ii) Receptors and ion channels relevant to human physiology and pathology. In addition, it is my absolute pleasure and privilege to support the training of the next generation of molecular microbiologists that will use structural biology techniques to decipher biological processes relevant to antibiotic resistance and microbial pathogenesis, and molecular physiologists aiming to decipher the structural basis of synaptic physiology or pathology. I am fully committed in building an inclusive scientific environment that will enable mentees to grow into accomplished scientists.
- Title
- Assistant Professor and Chancellor Scholar
- Area of Study/Expertise
- Cryo-Electron Microscopy; Cryo-Electron Tomography; Membrane Proteins; Microcrystal Electron Diffraction; Structure-Function studies; X- ray crystallography