Ramprasad Misra

Dr. Ramprasad Misra is a Research Associate in the Hegemann Lab at the Humboldt University of Berlin, trying to understand the structure and function of enzymerhodopsin, a class of proteins that has potential for use in Optogenetics, a technique that allows the manipulation of cellular functions by light. Earlier, he worked on thermal stability and light harvesting processes of microbial retinal proteins, whose congener assists us in dim light vision. An author of two books, who has worked at and travelled to several countries, loves to write about his experiences with people around the world and science he works on.