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 Use of Computer Modeling to Understand the Structure and Thermodynamics of Biological Molecules
- McGrath Lab Nanomembrane Research
- Novotny Lab Nano-Optics Group
- 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
- Bernhard Lab Physics & Chemistry of DNA Damage Produced by Ionizing Radiation
- 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 Use of Computer Modeling to Understand the Structure and Thermodynamics of Biological Molecules
- Novotny Lab Nano-Optics Group
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Nucleic Acid Structure & Function
Study of the structure and function of DNA and RNA.
Active Research Laboratories
- Bernhard Lab Physics & Chemistry of DNA Damage Produced by Ionizing Radiation
- Hayes Lab Chromatin Structure
- Kielkopf Lab Study of pre-RNA Transcripts in Order to Treat Human Genetic Diseases
- Krugh Lab Structure Determination of Nucleic Acids by NMR
- Lawrence Lab DNA-Damage Induced Mutagenesis
- 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
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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
- Hayes Lab Chromatin Structure
- Kielkopf Lab Study of pre-RNA Transcripts in Order to Treat Human Genetic Diseases
- Maquat Lab Normal & Disease-Associated RNA Decay
- Miller (Benjamin) Lab Molecular Recognition & Biosensing
- Novotny Lab Nano-Optics Group
- Phizicky Lab tRNA Biogenesis, Function & Quality Control
- Stern Lab Computational Modeling of Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Their Interactions with Small Molecules
- Wedekind Lab Development of New HIV/AIDS Drugs, Antibiotics, & RNA-based Therapeutics
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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.
