Dr. Sergei S. Vasilev

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsBioinformatics and Theoretical Biology,Biophysics,Plant Biochemistry and Biophysics
Keywordsphotosynthesis, energy and electron transfer, molecular dynamics, computer simulation

Current contact address

CountryCanada
CitySt. Catharines
InstitutionBrock University
InstituteDepartment of Biological Sciences

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Gernot RengerArbeitsgruppe Physikalische Chemie/ Biophysikalische Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/11/1994

Program(s)

1993Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2006 S. Vasil'ev and D. Bruce: A protein dynamics study of Photosystem II; the effects of protein conformation on reaction center function. In: Biophys. J. , 2006, 3062-3073
2004D. Bruce and S. Vasil'ev: Excess light stress: Multiple dissipative processes of excess excitation. In: Papageourgiou, G. and Govindjee, Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration. Chlorophyll a fluorescence, a signature of photosynthesis. vol.19. Springer, 2004. 497-523
2004 S. Vasil'ev, and D. Bruce Optimization and evolution of light harvesting in photosynthesis: the role of antenna chlorophyll conserved between Photosystem II and Photosystem I.. In: The Plant Cell , 2004, 3059-3068
2004S. Vasil'ev, J-R. Shen, N. Kamiya and D. Bruce: The orientations of core antenna chlorophylls in photosytem II are optimized to maximize the quantum yield of photosynthesis. In: FEBS Letters, 2004, 111-116
2002S. Vasil'ev, C-I. Lee, G.W. Brudvig and D. Bruce: Structure-based kinetic modeling of excited-state transfer and trapping in histidine-tagged photosystem II core complexes from Synechocystis. In: Biochemistry, 2002, 12236-12243
2001 S.Vasil'ev, P.Orth, A. Zouni, T.G.Owens, and D. Bruce: Excited state dynamics in photosystem II. New insights from the X-ray crystal structure.. In: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2001, 8602-8607