Postdoctoral Associate
Aarhus University, Denmark - 2014
Gabriele Meloni
Fellow, Dean and Cindy Sherry Professor in Chemistry
Associate Professor - Chemistry & Biochemistry
Professional Preparation
Postdoctoral Associate
California Institute of Technology - 2013
California Institute of Technology - 2013
PhD - Bioinorganic Chemistry/Biochemistry
University of Zurich, Switzerland - 2008
University of Zurich, Switzerland - 2008
MS - Biotechnology
University of Milan, Italy - 2002
University of Milan, Italy - 2002
Publications
Stabilization of Supramolecular Membrane Protein-Lipid Bilayer Assemblies Through Immobilization in a Crystalline Exoskeleton - Other
Closed and open structures of the eukaryotic magnesium channel Mrs2 reveal the auto-ligand-gating regulation mechanism 2024 - Journal Article
Metal selectivity and translocation mechanism characterization in proteoliposomes of the transmembrane NiCoT transporter NixA from Helicobacter pylori 2024 - Journal Article
Metal selectivity and translocation mechanism characterization in proteoliposomes of the transmembrane NiCoT transporter NixA from Helicobacter pylori 2023 - Other
Rational Design of the β‐Bulge Gate in a Green Fluorescent Protein Accelerates the Kinetics of Sulfate Sensing** 2023 - Journal Article
Plastic recognition and electrogenic uniport translocation of 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-row transition and post-transition metals by primary-active transmembrane P1B-2-type ATPase pumps 2023 - Journal Article
PcoB is a defense outer membrane protein that facilitates cellular uptake of copper 2022 - Journal Article
Awards
Maximizing Investigators' Research Award - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - NIH [2024]
NSF CAREER Award - National Science Foundation [2021]
Maximizing Investigators' Research Award - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - NIH [2018]
Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship Award - European Commission [2011]
Fellowship for Prospective Researchers - Swiss National Science Foundation [2009]
News Articles
UT Dallas Chemistry Professors Receive Welch Foundation Grants
Two UT Dallas faculty members in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry — Dr. Sheel Dodani BS’07 and Dr. Gabriele Meloni — are recipients of three-year, $195,000 grants from the Welch Foundation to support research geared toward improving the understanding of cellular function.Grants Maximize the Potential of Pair of Biochemistry Investigations
Dr. Sheel Dodani BS’07 and Dr. Gabriele Meloni, both assistant professors of chemistry at UT Dallas, received the NIH Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award for Early Stage Investigators to support their respective work.Biochemist Seeks More Elemental Insights into How Tiny Metals Move in Cells
Dr. Gabriele Meloni, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The University of Texas at Dallas, recently received a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to further his work on understanding how cells recognize and selectively transport certain trace chemical elements across their membranes.“We are studying a large class of membrane proteins that work as ion pumps and are present in all forms of life, from bacteria to humans,” said Meloni, who joined the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in 2015. “Specifically, we are looking at how transition metals — such as iron, nickel, cobalt or zinc — are recognized and transported by these proteins.”