Ravindra Venkatramani
Also known as: Ravi Venkatramani
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Rochester
0000-0001-8893-2352
About
I am a Professor in the Department of Chemical Sciences, at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai. My research program specializes in extracting effective reaction coordinates and pathways governing biomolecular function and electronic charge flow through molecules using rigorous statistical and dynamical descriptions. Notable contributions of the group include: 1) the concept of a molecular breadboard circuit, wherein single molecules with multiple lead contact points offer dozens of possible current flow channels and as many as four conductance states, 2) the discovery of a new optical (UV-Visible) charge transfer spectral band to probe biomolecular dynamics, and 3) Quantitative metrics to assess sampling, dynamics, and energy landscapes in computer simulations of biomolecules.
Employment
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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Professor2024 - Present
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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Associate Professor2018 - 2024
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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Reader2012 - 2017
Education
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Duke University Postdoctoral fellow2007 - 2012
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University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral fellow2005 - 2007
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University of Rochester PhD1999 - 2005
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (59)
- High Resolution Solvated Models Reveal Mechanisms of Allosteric Activation of mTORC1 by RHEB Save
- Simulation and Deconvolution of UV-vis Protein Charge Transfer Spectra Save
- Label-free optical detection of protein acetylation using UV-vis charge transfer spectra Save
- mTOR signaling governs the formation of epithelial apical projections via S6K1–RhoA and aPKC–Lgl2 axes Save
- Label-Free Optical Detection of Lysine Acetylation in a Protein using UV-Vis Charge Transfer Signatures Save
- AutoSIM: Redesigning and automating umbrella sampling for biomolecular conformational transitions Save
- AutoSIM: Redesigning and automating umbrella sampling for biomolecular conformational transitions Save
- A Strategy To Access Embedded Circuits in a Single-Molecule Bis-Terpyridine Breadboard Junction Save
- A cell-permeable fluorescent probe reveals temporally diverse PI(4,5)P2 dynamics evoked by distinct GPCR agonists in neurons Save
- ATP-Binding Free Energy Simulations Reveal an Allosteric Link Between the Enzyme Active Site and Multiple Functional Protein-Protein Interaction Interfaces in Cyclin Dependent Kinase-1 Save