Dr. Maslennikov’s research is focused on application of NMR spectroscopy and other Biophysical methods to the problems of Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, and Structural Biology. Specific areas of interests include: (1) solution NMR spectroscopy for structural and functional studies of proteins and peptides, (2) Structural Biology of membrane proteins, (3) Structure and function of Claudin complexes in tight junctions, (4) Structure, function, and signaling of natural and synthetic TGF-β ligands.