Peter Rich PhD

Professor of Bioenergetics

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prr@ucl.ac.uk
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I joined the Biology Department in 1996, from the Research Institute originally set up by Peter Mitchell in Glynn House, Cornwall. My expertise is in molecular machinery of membrane-bound electron transfer enzymes, particularly those involved in the respiratory processes that provide us with the majority of the energy we need to survive. My research is directed at understanding the underlying molecular structures and mechanisms that are involved in electron and proton transfer processes within proteins. The major experimental methods we use are centered around the development of visible and mid-infrared Fourier Transform spectroscopy (FTIR) to investigate these questions in large complicated proteins. Much of the specialized equipment we use is designed and built on-site. We study a variety of protein systems, with collaborators around the world who regularly supply proteins and model materials for FTIR analysis.

References

Rich, P.R. (2003) The cost of living. Nature, 421, 583.

Rich, P.R. (2003) The molecular machinery of Keilin’s respiratory chain. Biochem. Soc. Trans., 31, 1095-1105.