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Claudio Grosman is a Professor and Head of the Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology at the University of Illinois. He holds additional affiliations with the Center for Biophysics & Quantitative Biology and the Neuroscience Graduate Program. His research focuses on molecular mechanisms of neurotransmitter-gated ion channels, particularly nicotinic receptors, using electrophysiology and protein-engineering techniques.
Education: B.S./M.Sc. from the University of Buenos Aires (1991), Ph.D. from the same institution (1996), and postdoctoral training at the State University of New York at Buffalo (1997–2002).
Research interests include ion channel dynamics, membrane biology, and neurobiological disorders. Recent work explores Cys-loop receptor mechanisms, lipid-channel interactions, and the structural basis of ion selectivity. Notable achievements include defining proton transfer's role in pore opening and identifying lipid effects on channel function.
Awards include the 2015 Faculty Excellence Award and 2012 James E. Heath Teaching Award. His lab investigates nicotinic receptors' roles in neurological disorders and has pioneered methods to study ion-channel function through electrophysiological and structural approaches.
