Thomas Tomasiak*
Biosciences West, Room 343
Degrees and Appointments:
- 2004, Biomedical Sciences, Grand Valley State University
- 2011, PhD, Vanderbilt University (Prof. Tina Iverson)
- 2010 - 2015 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California - San Francisco (UCSF) (Prof. Robert Stroud)
- 2015-2017 Research Specialist, University of California - San Francisco (UCSF)
- 2018 - Present, Assistant Professor University of Arizona
Specialties: Biophysics, Metabolism, Signaling, and Regulation, Protein and Membrane Biochemistry, Spectroscopy/Molecular Structure, Structural Biology
Research Description
Our bodies face the tremendous task of sorting, organizing, and safely dealing with the millions of small molecules they encounter every day. These chemicals include nutrients, drugs, and toxins with profound implications for our health and for drug design. Our lab focuses on the main systems that our bodies use to recognize and sort these compounds, especially transporters from the ATP Binding Cassette (ABC) and Solute Carrier Superfamily (SLC) families using a combination of biochemistry, genetics, and structural biology. Read More.