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Chris Chipot is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and a research director at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Paris. He holds a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry from Henri Poincaré University (1994) and an habilitation from the University of Lorraine (2000). His research focuses on computational biophysics and molecular dynamics simulations, particularly in membrane protein function, bioenergetics, and energy conversion processes. He leads an Associate International Laboratory between CNRS and UIUC since 2012.
Education: PhD in Theoretical Chemistry (Henri Poincaré University, 1994); Postdoctorates at University of California San Francisco (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) and NASA Ames Research Center (National Research Council). Academic roles include CNRS researcher since 1996, promoted to Research Director in 2006.
Research interests span biological physics, membrane protein structure-function relationships, and computational methods for free-energy calculations. His work integrates molecular dynamics simulations with experimental data to study photosynthetic energy metabolism and cellular bioenergetics. Notable contributions include advancements in the adaptive biasing force method and analysis of membrane protein stability in detergents.
Labs/Teams: Directs the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group at UIUC and leads collaborative efforts through the CNRS-UIUC Associate International Laboratory.
