Benoît Roux

Benoît Roux, Professor at University of Chicago (previously at Cornell University), uses theoretical techniques such as classical molecular dynamics, to understand the functioning of biological systems at the molecular level. His research investigates structure, dynamics, and function of biological macromolecular systems such as ion channels, receptors, and protein kinases. He is a pioneer in the study of membrane proteins using molecular dynamics with explicit phospholipid molecules and solvent. His laboratory also develops novel computational methods to improve efficiency and applicability of theoretical investigations to molecular recognition phenomena. His work bridges theory and experiment in biophysics by employing ever-increasing computational power to further the understanding of the molecular basis of life.

He is a recipient of the 1998 Rutherford Memorial Medal in Chemistry awarded by the Royal Society of Canada.