Tamir Gonen, Ph.D., MRSNZ

Group Leader, Janelia Farm Research Campus, HHMI

       1995  -  BS - Inorganic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Auckland, NZ
       1998  -  First Class Honors - Membrane Proteomics, University of Auckland, NZ
       1999  -  PhD - X-ray Crystallography and Membrane Biochemistry, University of Auckland, NZ
       2002  -  Postdoctoral Fellow - CryoElectron Microscopy, Harvard Medical School, USA
       2005  -  Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, University of Washington, USA
       2009  -  Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Scientist
       2011  -  Associate Professor of Biochemistry with Tenure, University of Washington, USA
       2011  -  Affiliate Professor of Biochemistry, University of Washington, USA.
       2011  -  Group Leader Janelia Farm Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA

        gonent@janelia.hhmi.org

        Other links:   Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Gonen Profile
                             Janelia Farm Research Campus - Gonen Lab

Positions

2002 - 2005 Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard Medical School

2005 - 2010 Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine

2009 - 2011 Early Career Scientist, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

2010 - 2011 Associate Professor with Tenure, University of Washington School of Medicine

2011 - current Group Leader, Janelia Farm Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Honors

1996 Deans List - Organic Chemistry, University of Auckland, New Zealand

1996 Deans List - Inorganic Chemistry, University of Auckland, New Zealand

1997 Center for Gene Technology Research Scholarship, University of Auckland, New Zealand

1997 Deans List - Inorganic Chemistry, University of Auckland, New Zealand

1998 Senior Prize in Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand

1998 First Class Honors in Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand

1999 University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship, University of Auckland, New Zealand

2000 Contestable Travel Fund Award, University of Auckland, New Zealand

2001 Contestable Travel Fund Award, University of Auckland, New Zealand

2009 American Diabetes Association Career Development Award

2009 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Scientist

2010 New Investigator Science in Medicine Lecture

2012 Member, The Royal Society of New Zealand

Publications in Pubmed

Publications

2013

Zheng H., Wisedchaisri G. and Gonen T*. Crystal structure of a nitrate/nitrite exchanger. Nature - In Press. (2013).

Nannenga LB., Iadanza MG., Vollmar BS and Gonen T*. Electron crystallography of membrane proteins: crystallization and screening strategies using negative stain electron microscopy. Current Protocols in Protein Science. 17 (15): 1 - 11 (2013).

Filbin ME., Vollmar BS., Shi D., Gonen T*. and Kieft JS*. HCV IRES manipulates the ribosome to promote the switch from translation initiation to elongation. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. *Co-Corresponding authors. 20 (2): 150 - 158 (2013).

Shi L., Zheng H., Zheng H., Borkowski B., Shi D., Gonen T and Jiang QS. Voltage sensor ring in a native structure of a membrane-embedded potassium channel. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Retracted 110 (9): 3369 - 3374 (2013).

Stoke DL., Ubarretxena I., Gonen T. and Engel A. High throughput methods for electron crystallography. Methods in Molecular Biology 955: 273 - 296 (2013).

Gonen T*. The collection of high-resolution electron diffraction data. Methods in Molecular Biology 955: 153 - 169 (2013).

Wisedchaisri G. and Gonen T*. Phasing electron diffraction data by molecular replacement: strategy for structure determination and refinement. Methods in Molecular Biology 955: 243 - 272 (2013).

2012

Gonen S., Akiyoshi B., Iadanza MG., Shi D., Duggan N., Biggins S*. and Gonen T*. The structure of purified kinetochores reveals multiple microtubule-attachment sites. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. *Co-Corresponding authors. 19 (9): 925 - 930 (2012).

Umbreit NT., Gestaut DR., Tien JF., Vollmar BS., Gonen T, Asbury CL and Davis TN. The Ndc80 kinetochore complex directly modulates microtubule dynamics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109 (40): 16113 - 16118 (2012).

King NP., Sheffler W., Sawaya MR., Vollmar BS., Sumida JP., Andre I., Gonen T., Yeates TO. and Baker D. Computational design of self-assembling protein nanomaterials with atomic level accuracy. Science 336: 1171 - 1174 (2012).

Jiang Q*. and Gonen T*. The influence of lipids on voltage gated ion channels. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. *Co-Corresponding authors. 22: 529 - 536 (2012).

Gonen T*. and Waksman G*. Recent progress in membrane protein structures and investigation methods. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. *Co-Corresponding authors. 22: 467 - 468 (2012).

Gold MG., Reichow SL., O’Neill SE., Weisbrod CR., Langeberg LK., Bruce JE., Gonen T*. and Scott JD*. AKAP2 anchors PKA with aquaporin-0 to support ocular lens transparency. EMBO Molecular Medicine. *Co-Corresponding authors. 4: 15-26 (2012).

Lo M., Brett CL., Plemel R., Vignali M., Fields S., Gonen T. and Merz A. Intrinsic tethering activity of endosomal Rab proteins. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 19: 40 - 47 (2012).

2011

Wisedchaisri W., Reichow SL. and Gonen T*. Advances in structural and functional analysis of membrane proteins by electron crystallography. Structure 19: 1381 - 1393 (2011).

Wisedchaisri G. and Gonen T*. Fragment-based phase extension for three-dimensional structure determination of membrane proteins by electron crystallography. Structure 19: 976 - 987 (2011).

Korotkov KV., Gonen T and Hol WGJ. Secretins: dynamic channels for protein transport across membranes. Trends in Biochemical Sciences 36 (8) : 433 - 443 (2011).

Budzinski KL., Sgro AE., Fujimoto BS., Gadd JC., Shuart NG., Gonen T., Bajjalieh SM and Chiu DT. Synaptosomes as a platform for loading nanoparticles into synaptic vesicles. ACS Chem Neuroscience 18: 236 - 241 (2011).

Reichow SL., Korotkov KV., Gonen M., Sun J., Delarosa J., Hol WGJ* and Gonen T*. The binding of cholera toxin to the periplasmic vestibule of the type II secretion channel. Channels. *Co-Corresponding authors. 5(3): 215 - 218 (2011).

Jehle S., Vollmar B., Bardiaux B., Dove K., Rajagopal P., Gonen T*., Oschkinat H* and Klevit RE*. The N-terminal domain of αB-crystallin provides a conformational switch for multimerization and structural heterogeneity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. *Co-Corresponding authors. 108: 6409 - 6414 (2011).

2010

Akiyoshi B., Sarangapani KK., Powers AF., Nelson CR., Reichow SL., Arellano-Santoyo H., Gonen T., Ranish JA, Asbury CL. and Biggins S. Tension directly stabilizes reconstituted kinetochore-microtubule attachments. Nature 468: 576 - 581 (2010).

Reichow SL., Korotkov KV., Hol WGJ*. and Gonen T*. Structure of the cholera toxin secretion channel in its closed state. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. *Co-Corresponding authors. 17: 1226 - 1232 (2010).

Wisedchaisri G., Dranow DM., Lie TJ., Bonanno JB., Patskovsky Y., Ozyurt SA., Sauder JM., Almo SC., Wasserman SR., Burley SK., Leigh JA. and Gonen T*. Structural underpinnings of nitrogen regulation by the prototypical nitrogen-responsive transcriptional factor NrpR. Structure 18: 1512 - 1521 (2010).

Hall-Sedlak R., Hnilova M., Gachelet E., Przybyla L., Dranow DM., Gonen T., Sarikaya M., Tamerler C. and Traxler B. An engineered DNA-binding protein self-assembles Metallic Nanostructures. Chem BioChem 11 (15): 2108-2112 (2010).

Sanowar S., Singh P., Pfuetzner RA., Andre I., Zheng H., Spreter T., Strynadka NCJ., Gonen T., Baker D., Goodlett DR. and Miller SI. Interactions of the transmembrane polymeric rings of the Salmolella typhimurium type III secretion system. mBIO 1 (3): e00158-10 (2010).

Tien JF., Umbreit NT., Gestaut DR., Frank AD., Cooper J., Wordeman L., Gonen T., Asbury CL. and Davis TN. Cooperation of the Dam1 and Ndc80 kinetochore complexes enhances microtubule coupling and is regulated by Aurora B. Journal of Cell Biology 189: 713 - 723 (2010).

Zheng H., Taraska J., Merz A. and Gonen T*. The prototypical H⁺/galactose symporter GalP assembles into functional trimers. Journal of Molecular Biology 396: 593 - 601 (2010).

2009

Reichow L.S. and Gonen T*. Lipid-protein interactions probed by electron crystallography. Current Opinion in Structural Biology 19: 560 - 565 (2009).

2008

Engel A., Fujiyoshi Y., Gonen T. and Walz T. Junction-forming aquaporins. Current Opinion in Structural Biology 18: 229-235 (2008).

Gonen T., Hite R.K., Cheng Y., Petre B.M., Kistler J. and Walz T. Polymorphic assemblies and crystalline arrays of lens tetraspanin MP20. Journal of Molecular Biology 376: 380-392 (2008).

Andrews, S.A., Reichow, L.S. and Gonen T*. Electron crystallography of aquaporins. IUBMB Life 60: 430 - 436 (2008).

Reichow L.S. and Gonen T*. Non-canonical binding of calmodulin to aquaporin-0: implications for channel regulation. Structure 16: 1389 - 1398 (2008).

Zheng H., Olia A.S., Gonen M., Andrews S., Cingolani G*. and Gonen T*. A conformational switch in bacteriophage P22 portal protein primes genome injection. Molecular Cell. *Co-Corresponding authors. 29: 376 - 383 (2008).

2007

Viadiu H., Gonen T. and Walz T. Projection map of aquaporin-9 at 7 A resolution. Journal of Molecular Biology 367: 80-88 (2007).

Hite R.K., Gonen T., Harrison S.C. and Walz T. Interactions of lipids with aquaporin-0 and other membrane proteins. Pflugers Archive - European Journal of Physiology 456: 651-661 (2007).

Franck A.D., Powers A.F., Gestaut D.R., Gonen T., Davis T.N. and Asbury C.L. Tension applied through the Dam1 complex promotes microtubule elongation providing a direct mechanism for length control in mitosis. Nature Cell Biology 9(7): 832-837 (2007).

2006

Gonen T*. and Walz T*. The structure of aquaporins. Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics. *Co-Corresponding authors. 39, 4: 361-396 (2006).

2005

Gonen T., Cheng Y., Sliz P., Hiroaki Y., Fujiyoshi Y., Harrison SC. and Walz T. Lipid–protein interactions in double layered two dimensional crystals of AQP0. Nature 438: 633-638 (2005).

2004

Gonen T., Cheng Y., Kistler J. and Walz T. Aquaporin-0 membrane junctions form upon proteolytic cleavage. Journal of Molecular Biology 342(4): 1337-45 (2004).

Gonen T., Sliz P., Cheng Y., Kistler J. and Walz T. Aquaporin-0 membrane junctions reveal the structure of a closed water pore. Nature 429 (6988): 193-7 (2004).

2003

Grey AC., Jacobs MD., Gonen T., Kistler J. and Donaldson PJ. Insertion of MP20 into lens fibre cell plasma membranes correlates with the formation of an extracellular diffusion barrier. Experimental Eye Research 77(5): 567-74 (2003).

2001

Gonen T., Grey AC., Jacobs MD., Donaldson PJ. and Kistler J. MP20, the second most abundant lens membrane protein and member of the tetraspanin superfamily, joins the list of ligands of galectin-3. BioMed Central - Cell Biology 2: 17 (2001).

2000

Gonen T., Donaldson PJ. and Kistler J. Galectin-3 – a new adhesion molecule in the lens. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 41: 199-203 (2000).

1999

Baker EN., Metcalf P., Smith C., Arcus V., Ashton R., Baker H., Banfield M., Cross J., Drew D., Goldstone D., Gonen T., Haebel P. et al. More than a pretty picture. N.Z. Biosciences August: 32-35 (1999).

Kistler J., Merriman-Smith R., Young M., Gonen T., Cowan D. et al. Molecular solutions to tissue transparency. N.Z. Biosciences August: 35-37 (1999).