Organizations
The Alberta RNA Research and Training Institute (ARRTI), established in December 2011, is the first RNA focused research centre in the province and uses mainly biophysical and engineering approaches in the study of structure and function of RNA based cellular systems.
Visit the ARRTI website here.
Director: Tony Russel, PhD
Associate Director: Stacey Wetmore, PhD
AUC Solutions was founded in 2015 to support AUC users worldwide. Our company provides expertise in experimental design, data analysis, analytical software, high-performance computing solutions for AUC analysis, and high-throughput analysis.
President and CEO: Borries Demeler, PhD
Software and Systems: Gary Gorbet
Product Development: Aaron Householder
Marketing: Mike Troy
Software Trainer: Marielle Stoutjesdyk
We at the Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics (CBSD) apply the methods and concepts of biophysics, structural biology and mathematics to understand the mechanistic basis of biological processes in health and disease.
The purpose of the BioSpectroscopy Core Research Laboratory (BCRL) is to offer a centralized, shared resource for time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, single-molecule spectroscopy and fluorescence imaging that provides access to instruments, technologies, and services, as well as expert consultation.
Visit the CBSD website here.
Visit the BCRL website here.
Director: Bruce Bowler
Associate Director: Steve Sprang
The Canadian Center for Hydrodynamics is located at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. The CCH provides solution characterization services including experimental design, protocol development, data analysis and report preparation for manuscripts, grant applications and FDA applications for analytical ultracentrifugation experiments.
Visit the CCH website here.
Principle Investigator: Borries Demeler, PhD
Research Director: Amy Henrickson, PhD Candidate
The University of Idaho Mass Spectrometry Core Facility is equipped with mass spectrometers with complimentary capabilities for the analysis of various volatile and non-volatile organic compounds and biochemicals.
Visit the MSCL website here.
The Northwest Biophysics Consortium (NBC) represents a group of investigators located in the northwest region of the US and Canda that has special interest in biophysical research.
Visit the NBC website here.
Facilities that are a part of the NBC include: the Canadian Center for Hydrodynamics, the BioSpectroscopy Core Research Laboratory, the Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, and the Mass Spectrosmetry Core Laboratory.
The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) is a single virtual system that scientists can use to interactively share computing resources, data and expertise. People around the world use these resources and services — things like supercomputers, collections of data and new tools — to improve our planet.
Visit the XSEDE website here.
Principle Investigator: John Towns
People
\(\textbf{Victor Bloomfield}\) 
Published Manuscripts:
No. of Citations: > 18,000
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Association: University of Minnesota (Emeritus)
Tel (office): (612) 625 2268
Email: victor@umn.edu
\(\textbf{Dr. Emre Brookes}\)
Published Manuscripts:
No. of Citations: > 1,400
H-index: 18
Association: University of Montana
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\(\textbf{Prof. Dr. Helmut Cölfen, FRSC}\)
An eminent scientist with a focus on AUC, contributing many works to material science and hydrodynamic properties of nano-particles. His work has influenced the development of the multi-wavelength optics for the AUC.
Published Manuscripts: > 450
No. of Citations: > 33,000
H-index: 86
Association: University of Konstanz
Tel (office): +40 (0) 7531 88-4063
Email: helmut.colfen@uni-konstanz.de
Website: https://www.chemie.uni-konstanz.de/coelfen/
\(\textbf{Prof. Dr. Borries Demeler}\)
Published Manuscripts:
No. of Citations: > 9,400
H-index: 56
Association: University of Lethbridge (Professor), University of Montana (Adjunct Proffesor)
Tel (office): +1 (403) 234 4022
Email: demeler@gmail.com
Website: https://demeler.uleth.ca
\(\textbf{Prof. Dr. Jose Garcia de le Torre}\)
Published Manuscripts: > 240
No. of Citations: > 12,600
H-index: 49
Association: Universidad de Murcia (Retired/Emeritus)
Tel (office): (+34) 86 888 7426
Email: jgt@um.es
\(\textbf{John "Jack" Gamble Kirkwood (\dagger)}\)
Introduced the concept of orientational correlations between neighbouring molecules and described how these correlations controled the dielectric behaviour of liquids.
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\(\textbf{Prof. Dr. J. B. Alexander "Sandy" Ross}\)
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Association: University of Montana (Retired)
Tel (office): +1 (406) 243 45600
Email: sandy.ross@umontana.edu
\(\textbf{Prof. Dr. Trushar R Patel, FRSC}\)
Published Manuscripts:
No. of Citations: > 2,900
H-index: 26
Association: University of Lethbridge (Associate Professor, Canada Reserach Chair)
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Email: trushar.patel@uleth.ca
Website: https://trpatel.com/
\(\textbf{John S. Philo}\)
Provided numerous software packages (Sednter w/ Tom Laue, Svedberg, dcdt+ and kDalton). Recognized early on the potential of AUC for the analysis of cell and gene biopharmaceuticals, and promoting the comeback of AUC.
Published Manuscripts:
No. of Citations: > 6,700
H-index: 41
Association: Alliance Protein Laboratories
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\(\textbf{Alexey Savelyev}\)
Published Manuscripts:
No. of Citations: >1,400
H-index: 15
Association: University of Montanta
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\(\textbf{Dr. Peter W. Schuck}\)
Published Manuscripts:
No. of Citations: > 22,800
H-index: 72
Association: National Institutes of Health
Tel (office): (301) 435 1950
Email: shuckp@mail.nih.gov
Website: SedFit/SedPhat
\(\textbf{Dr. Walter F. Stafford}\)
Published Manuscripts: > 160
No. of Citations: > 6,700
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Association: Bostom Biomedical Reserach Institute
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