Research
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Cellular and Membrane Biophysics
Study of biological membranes using physical, computational, mathematical, and biophysical methods.
Active Research Laboratories
- Foster Lab Biomedical Optics and Photodynamic Therapy
- Grossfield Lab Computer Modeling to Understand Structure and Thermodynamics of Biological Molecules
- McGrath Lab Nanomembrane Research
- Shrager Lab Neuron-Neuroglia Interactions
- Waugh Lab Cell Deformability & Cell Adhesion
- Yule Lab Intracellular Calcium Signaling in Cells
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Genomics
The structure, function, evolution, and mapping of genomes.
Active Research Laboratories
- Dumont Lab Signal Transduction; Membrane Protein Structure, Yeast Molecular Biology
- Maquat Lab Normal & Disease-Associated RNA Decay
- Miller (Benjamin) Lab Molecular Recognition & Biosensing
- Phizicky Lab tRNA Biogenesis, Function & Quality Control
- Turner Lab The Forces Directing Nucleic Acid Chemistry, with Particular Emphasis on RNA Folding
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Macromolecular Folding & Design
Understanding polypeptide folding function and characteristics.
Active Research Laboratories
- Bren Lab Bioinorganic and Biophysical Chemistry
- Mathews Lab Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
- Turner Lab The Forces Directing Nucleic Acid Chemistry, with Particular Emphasis on RNA Folding
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Membrane Proteins
Protein molecules that are attached to, or associated with the membrane of a cell or an organelle.
Active Research Laboratories
- Dumont Lab Signal Transduction; Membrane Protein Structure, Yeast Molecular Biology
- Grossfield Lab Computer Modeling to Understand Structure and Thermodynamics of Biological Molecules
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Nucleic Acid Structure & Function
Study of the structure and function of DNA and RNA.
Active Research Laboratories
- Ermolenko Lab Mechanism of Protein Synthesis
- Hayes Lab Chromatin Structure
- Kielkopf Lab Pre-mRNA Splicing for Treatment of Human Disease
- Maquat Lab Normal & Disease-Associated RNA Decay
- Mathews Lab Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
- Miller (Benjamin) Lab Molecular Recognition & Biosensing
- Phizicky Lab tRNA Biogenesis, Function & Quality Control
- Turner Lab The Forces Directing Nucleic Acid Chemistry, with Particular Emphasis on RNA Folding
- Wedekind Lab Development of New HIV/AIDS Drugs, Antibiotics, & RNA-based Therapeutics
- William A. Bernhard Memorial Lab Physics & Chemistry of DNA Damage Produced by Ionizing Radiation
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Protein Structure & Function
Structure and function of proteins from primary to quaternary structures.
Active Research Laboratories
- Bren Lab Bioinorganic and Biophysical Chemistry
- Dumont Lab Signal Transduction; Membrane Protein Structure, Yeast Molecular Biology
- Ermolenko Lab Mechanism of Protein Synthesis
- Hayes Lab Chromatin Structure
- Kielkopf Lab Pre-mRNA Splicing for Treatment of Human Disease
- Maquat Lab Normal & Disease-Associated RNA Decay
- Miller (Benjamin) Lab Molecular Recognition & Biosensing
- Phizicky Lab tRNA Biogenesis, Function & Quality Control
- Wedekind Lab Development of New HIV/AIDS Drugs, Antibiotics, & RNA-based Therapeutics
- William A. Bernhard Memorial Lab Physics & Chemistry of DNA Damage Produced by Ionizing Radiation
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For more information and details on how to apply please visit the Office for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs.
Research Techniques
In addition to research areas many of our labs employ the following research techniques:
- Spectroscopy (e.g., NMR, EPR, Fluorescence)
- X-ray Crystallography
- Thermodynamic and Kinetic Measurements
- Computational Methods
- Molecular Biology
- Electrophysiology
Centers
Interactions in Biophysics, Structural & Computational Biology are fostered and strengthened by a host of interdisciplinary research centers.
