Peter Tieleman
Principal Investigator
Director
PhD Chemistry (cum laude)
MSc (doctoraal) Chemistry (cum laude)
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Research
Areas
- Biological Membranes
- Molecular Dynamics Simulations
- Lipid-protein interactions
Research interests
Peter Tieleman’s research interests focus on biological membranes and simulation methods for membrane systems. His group is using theoretical methods and powerful computers to better understand how membrane proteins function, how cells interact, how signals are transmitted through cell membranes, and how molecules enter and leave cells. Some examples of current projects include the mechanism of ABC transporters, fundamental interactions within membrane proteins and between proteins and lipids, the mechanism of lung surfactant, nanoparticles for drug delivery, and the development of improved lipid models.
Biography
Professional / Work Experience
2017- 2024, Canada Research Chair in Molecular Simulation, NSERC
2012, AITF Strategic Chair in (Bio)Molecular Simulation, Alberta Innovates Technology Futures
2012, Director, Institute for Biocomplexity and Informatics
2010, Professor, AHFMR Scientist, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary
2009, Adjunct Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary
2007- 2008, Visiting Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia
2005- 2010, Professor, AHFMR Senior Scholar, CIHR New Investigator, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary
2003- 2005, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary
2001- 2009, Adjunct Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary
2001, Visiting Professor, University of Chile, Santiago
2000- 2003, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary
1999- 2000, EMBO long term fellowship, University of Oxford
1998- 1999, Postdoctoral fellow, SON/Unilever
, Coauthor of the Gromacs molecular dynamics software package, http://www.gromacs.org/
Association Memberships
2014, Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
2009, Member, Canadian Society for Chemistry
2000, Member, American Chemical Society
2000, Member, Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences
1998, Member, Biophysical Society (USA)
1998- 2008, Member, Netherlands Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NVBMB)
1995- 2008, Member, Dutch Royal Chemical Society2014, Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
2009, Member, Canadian Society for Chemistry
2000, Member, American Chemical Society
2000, Member, Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences
1998, Member, Biophysical Society (USA)
1998- 2008, Member, Netherlands Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NVBMB)
1995- 2008, Member, Dutch Royal Chemical Society
Awards
2017, Thomas E. Thompson Award Biophysical Society
2017, Canada Research Chair in Molecular Simulation
2014- 2015, Killam Annual Professor
2012- 2017, AITF Strategic Chair in (Bio)Molecular Simulation
2010- 2017, AHFMR Scientist
2010, Canadian Who's Who (University of Toronto Press)
2009, Calgary Top 40 under 40
2009, Faculty of Science Award of Excellence in Research, University of Calgary
2009- 2011, E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowship, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
2008, Rutherford Memorial Medal in Chemistry, Royal Society of Canada
2005- 2010, AHFMR Senior Scholar
2005- 2010, CIHR New Investigator
2004- 2006, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow
2001, Canadian Hunter Young Innovator Award
2000- 2005, AHFMR Medical Scholar
1999, Thesis Award - Koninklijk Natuurkundig Genootschap Groningen (Van Swinderen prijs)
1999, EMBO long term fellowship
1997- 1999, Thesis Award - Dutch Biophysical Society