Peter Preusch, Ph.D, is chief of the Biophysics Branch in the Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics. He oversees research grants in the areas of biophysical properties of nucleic acids, nucleic-acid protein complexes and theoretical studies of protein-ligand interactions. Preusch also serves as co-leader of the NIH Roadmap Structural Biology Initiative on Membrane Protein Structure. Prior to joining NIGMS, he was a scientific review administrator at what is now the NIH Center for Scientific Review. Preusch earned a B.S. in biochemistry from Pennsylvania State University and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Cornell University. He conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
To contact Peter Preusch, send e-mail to preuschp@nigms.nih.gov or call 301-594-0828.