Thorsten RitzAssociate Professor, Physics & Astronomy |
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Research Interests |
Biological Physics, Magnetoreception, Molecular Modeling | |
| URL | physics.uci.edu/~tritz | |
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Academic Distinctions |
Alfred P. Sloan Fellow Cottrell Scholar, Research Cooperation Fellow, UK Institute of Physics UC Irvine Distinguished Assistant Professor for Research |
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| Appointments |
K. Klivington Fellow (2001-2003) University of Oxford, Virginia Tech, University of Frankfurt |
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| Publications |
S. Johnsen, E. Mattern, T. Ritz Light-dependent magnetoreception: quantum catches and opponency mechanisms of possible photosensitive molecules J. Exp. Biol. 210, 3171-3178 (2007). |
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M. Ahmad, P. Galland, T. Ritz, R. Wiltschko, W. Wiltschko Magnetic intensity affects cryptochrome-controlled responses in Arabidopsis Planta 225, 615-624 (2007). |
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P. Thalau, T. Ritz, H. Burda, R. Wegner, R. Wiltschko, The magnetic compass mechanisms of birds and rodents are based on different physical principles J. R. Soc. Interface 3, 583-587 (2006). |
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L. Janosi, H. Keer, I. Kosztin, T. Ritz Influence of subunit structure on the oligomerization state of light harvesting complexes: a free energy calculation study Chem. Phys. 323, 117-128 (2006). |
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R. Wiltschko, T. Ritz, K. Stapput, R. Wiltschko, W. Wiltschko Two different types of light-dependent responses to magnetic fields in birds. Current Biology 15, 1518-1623 (2005). |
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H. Mouritsen, T. Ritz Magnetoreception and its use in bird navigation. Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 15, 406-414 (2005). |
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T. Ritz, P. Thalau, J. Phillips, R. Wiltschko, W. Wiltschko Resonance effects indicate radical pair mechanism for avian magnetic compass. Nature 429, 177-180 (2004) |
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T. Ritz, A. Damjanovic, K. Schulten The Quantum Physics of Photosynthesis. ChemPhysChem 3, 100-105 (2002). |
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| Graduate Programs |
Mathematical and Computational Biology |
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| Link to this profile | http://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=5068 | |
| Last updated | 10/28/2008 | |