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Michael T. Bowers

Distinguished Professor

University of California, Santa Barbara

Affiliations

College of Creative Studies

Chemistry / Biochemistry

College of Letters & Science

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Michael T. Bowers is currently serving as a Chemistry / Biochemistry Distinguished Professor at University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Michael T. Bowers

University of California, Santa Barbara

Distinguished Professor

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chemistry physical chemistry materials science biophysics mass spectrometry molecular biology structural biology analytical chemistry inorganic chemistry protein science cluster chemistry alzheimer's disease cluster science transition metal chemistry structural chemistry gas phase protein structure material chemistry organic chemistry coordination chemistry ion-polar molecule collisions photodissociation dynamics molecular science peptides quantum chemistry experimental analysis chemical sciences structural molecular biology ion process ion mobility conformational studies temperature dependence molecular structure protein assembly ion-molecule reactions experimental biophysics protein chemistry surface reactivity fibril formation energy chemistry theoretical inorganic chemistry amyloid b-protein gas-phase conformations peptide science condensed matter analytical instrumentation infrared spectroscopy surface characterization amyotrophic lateral sclerosis surface chemistry ion cyclotron resonance energy disposal polyatomic systems unimolecular reactions crystal growth enzyme inhibition supramolecular chemistry molecular neurobiology biological inorganic chemistry instrument science protein function protein transport protein mass spectrometry rare gas ions solvent-free environment product energy disposal drug targeting macromolecular chemistry oligonucleotides protein genetics colloid chemistry neurochemistry biological molecules structure elucidation computational biophysics ion structure

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Mechanism of Aggregation of the Nacore of α-Synuclein: Stable Oligomer Formation Competes With Fibril Formation With Implications for the Etiology of Parkinson’s Disease. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2026)

biophysicsbiological macromoleculesdegenerative pathologymolecular neurodegenerationprotein scienceprotein misfoldingparkinson ’fibril formationstable oligomer formationparkinson's diseaseneurodegenerative diseasesbiochemistryprotein folding

Aggregation of Tdp-43 307–319: A Dual Pathway to Forming Cylindrins and Fibrils and a Contribution to the Etiology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2025)

biological macromoleculesdegenerative pathologyamyotrophic lateral sclerosismolecular motorsforming cylindrinscentral nervous systemneurodegenerative diseasesmolecular biologycellular biochemistrymolecular neurodegenerationprotein misfoldingcellular physiologybiochemistrydual pathwaybiological chemistrydegenerative diseaseexperimental neuropathologycytoskeletonbiochemical sciencesspinal cord

Professor Dr. Shuying Liu (1943.1–2023.11): A Devoted Mass Spectrometrist and Esteemed Mentor. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (2025)

Yu BaiChunyan HaoZhiqiang LiuMichael T. Bowers

devoted mass spectrometristspectroscopymass spectrometryanalytical chemistry

Infrared Multiple Photon Dissociation Spectroscopy of Protonated Amino Acid Clusters With Non-Interacting Side Chains in the Gas Phase. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry (2024)

Jongcheol SeoDoui KimSandy GewinnerWieland SchöllkopfMichael T. BowersKevin PagelGert von Helden

spectrochemical analysispharmacologystructural molecular biologylarge scale structureenzymesspectra-structure correlationnon-interacting side chainscell biologyanalytical atomic spectrometrylinkage disequilibriumoptical propertiesatomic spectroscopyscalar transportcomputational chemistryfluorescence spectroscopygas phaseprotein scienceanalytical chemistrytransition metal chemistrybiomolecular engineering

Computationally Designed Molecules Modulate Als-Related Amyloidogenic Tdp-43 307–319 Aggregation. ACS Chemical Neuroscience (2023)

Xikun LiuShuya DuanYingying JinEthan WalkerMichelle TsaoJoshua H. JangZiying ChenAmbuj K. SinghKristi Lazar CantrellHelgi I. IngolfssonSteven K. BurattoMichael T. Bowers

alzheimer's diseaseamyotrophic lateral sclerosiscomputational chemistryneurosciencecomputational neurosciencemolecular aggregate

Computationally Designed Small Molecules Disassemble Both Soluble Oligomers and Protofibrils of Amyloid β-Protein Responsible for Alzheimer’s Disease. ACS Chemical Neuroscience (2023)

Yingying JinMatthew A. DowneyAmbuj SinghSteven K. BurattoMichael T. Bowers

biological engineeringsoluble oligomersalzheimer's diseasecomputational chemistryneuroscienceamyloid b-proteinbiomolecular engineering

Effect of Cosolutes on the Aggregation of a Tau Fragment: A Combined Experimental and Simulation Approach. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2023)

Andrea ArsiccioXikun LiuPritam GangulySteven K. BurattoMichael T. BowersJoan-Emma Shea

biophysicsfragmentation effectphysicstau fragmentphysical chemistryexperimental analysiscombined experimentalcondensed matter physicsmaterials science

Multiscale Simulations Reveal Tdp-43 Molecular-Level Interactions Driving Condensation. Biophysical Journal (2023)

Helgi I. IngólfssonAzamat RizuanXikun LiuPriyesh MohantyPaulo C.T. SouzaSiewert J. MarrinkMichael T. BowersJeetain MittalJoel Berry

biophysicsmolecular biophysicscomputational biophysicsbiophysical modelingmultiscale simulations

Novel Small Molecules Therapeutics for Ftd/Als Reduce Tdp43 Related Pathology. Alzheimer s & Dementia (2023)

Vidhu MathurAnnika van HummelMiheer SabaleYazi D. KeXikun LiuMichael T BowersKevin BurkeMarcela KokesEric Q ShaoJacon SchwarzKatie Planey

neurologyalzheimer's diseasenovel therapiesmedicinepharmacologydementiapharmacotherapysmall molecules therapeutics

Tachykinin Neuropeptides and Amyloid β (25–35) Assembly: Friend or Foe?. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2022)

Xikun LiuPritam GangulyYingying JinMichael J. JhatroJoan-Emma SheaSteven K. BurattoMichael T. Bowers

physiologytachykinin neuropeptidesneuroscienceneurodegenerative diseasesmolecular biologyneuropeptidesprotein assembly

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Michael T. Bowers

Distinguished Professor

University of California, Santa Barbara

Affiliations

College of Creative Studies

Chemistry / Biochemistry

College of Letters & Science

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Michael T. Bowers is currently serving as a Chemistry / Biochemistry Distinguished Professor at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Michael T. Bowers

University of California, Santa Barbara

Distinguished Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Aggregation of Tdp-43 307–319: A Dual Pathway to Forming Cylindrins and Fibrils and a Contribution to the Etiology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2025)

Professor Dr. Shuying Liu (1943.1–2023.11): A Devoted Mass Spectrometrist and Esteemed Mentor. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry (2025)

Yu BaiChunyan HaoZhiqiang LiuMichael T. Bowers

devoted mass spectrometristspectroscopymass spectrometryanalytical chemistry

Infrared Multiple Photon Dissociation Spectroscopy of Protonated Amino Acid Clusters With Non-Interacting Side Chains in the Gas Phase. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry (2024)

Jongcheol SeoDoui KimSandy GewinnerWieland SchöllkopfMichael T. BowersKevin PagelGert von Helden

Computationally Designed Molecules Modulate Als-Related Amyloidogenic Tdp-43 307–319 Aggregation. ACS Chemical Neuroscience (2023)

Xikun LiuShuya DuanYingying JinEthan WalkerMichelle TsaoJoshua H. JangZiying ChenAmbuj K. SinghKristi Lazar CantrellHelgi I. IngolfssonSteven K. BurattoMichael T. Bowers

alzheimer's diseaseamyotrophic lateral sclerosiscomputational chemistryneurosciencecomputational neurosciencemolecular aggregate

Computationally Designed Small Molecules Disassemble Both Soluble Oligomers and Protofibrils of Amyloid β-Protein Responsible for Alzheimer’s Disease. ACS Chemical Neuroscience (2023)

Yingying JinMatthew A. DowneyAmbuj SinghSteven K. BurattoMichael T. Bowers

biological engineeringsoluble oligomersalzheimer's diseasecomputational chemistryneuroscienceamyloid b-proteinbiomolecular engineering

Effect of Cosolutes on the Aggregation of a Tau Fragment: A Combined Experimental and Simulation Approach. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (2023)

Andrea ArsiccioXikun LiuPritam GangulySteven K. BurattoMichael T. BowersJoan-Emma Shea

biophysicsfragmentation effectphysicstau fragmentphysical chemistryexperimental analysiscombined experimentalcondensed matter physicsmaterials science

Multiscale Simulations Reveal Tdp-43 Molecular-Level Interactions Driving Condensation. Biophysical Journal (2023)

Helgi I. IngólfssonAzamat RizuanXikun LiuPriyesh MohantyPaulo C.T. SouzaSiewert J. MarrinkMichael T. BowersJeetain MittalJoel Berry

biophysicsmolecular biophysicscomputational biophysicsbiophysical modelingmultiscale simulations

Novel Small Molecules Therapeutics for Ftd/Als Reduce Tdp43 Related Pathology. Alzheimer s & Dementia (2023)

Vidhu MathurAnnika van HummelMiheer SabaleYazi D. KeXikun LiuMichael T BowersKevin BurkeMarcela KokesEric Q ShaoJacon SchwarzKatie Planey

neurologyalzheimer's diseasenovel therapiesmedicinepharmacologydementiapharmacotherapysmall molecules therapeutics

Tachykinin Neuropeptides and Amyloid β (25–35) Assembly: Friend or Foe?. Journal of the American Chemical Society (2022)

Xikun LiuPritam GangulyYingying JinMichael J. JhatroJoan-Emma SheaSteven K. BurattoMichael T. Bowers

physiologytachykinin neuropeptidesneuroscienceneurodegenerative diseasesmolecular biologyneuropeptidesprotein assembly

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