RESEARCH DIVISIONS

Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

Cellular and Integrative Biophysics

Cellular and Integrative Biophysics

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Biological Spectroscopy and Imaging

Biological Spectroscopy and Imaging

 

Three dimensional structure of proteins, lipids and nucleic acid structures, protein-protein, protein-lipid and protein-ligand interactions, macromolecular structure-function, protein dynamics, molecular modeling and crystallography .

Application of physics to living animals and plants, including membrane electrochemical behavior, patch clamping, channel biology, Ca+2 regulation, molecular motors, cytoskeleton, muscle contractile function, nerve function, neural integration, bioenergetics and mitochondrial function, free radical biology and biomechanics.

The use of high level computational techniques and computer modeling to address biological problems and to model molecular aspects of living cells.  The development and use of computer models, simulations and statistical approaches to interpret large data sets of the genome, proteome and lipid elements of the cell as well as neural networks and other biological networks.

The application of high-end technology for imaging and detection of chemical and biological processes and structures.  Techniques include magnetic resonance (MRI, NMR, EPR, etc.), light/laser spectroscopy, multiphoton and confocal imaging, electron microscopy, optics, fluorescent detection, etc.

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