FACULTY
- George W. Bates
Plant cell and molecular biology; cell fusion,
transformation, recombinant DNA, and plant cell culture.
- P. Bryant Chase
Biomechanics of cardiac and skeletal muscle.
- W. Ross Ellington
Structure, function, and evolution of enzymes.
- Debra A. Fadool
Olfactory signal transduction; ion channel
structure-function; neuromodulation.
- Peter Fajer
Muscle contraction; structure-function of proteins; cellular
physiology.
- Betty Jean Gaffney
Magnetic resonance of proteins, lipid mediator mechanisms,
metal ion regulation.
- Laura R. Keller
Molecular genetics; signal transduction and regulation of gene expression.
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The primary research focus of this group is the elucidation of the 3-dimensional
structures, functional properties, and assemblages of biological macromolecules using
biophysical techniques (e.g. X-ray crystallography, cryoelectron microscopy, electron
diffraction, computational modeling, EPR and NMR spectroscopy). This research effort is
part of the interdepartmental Structural Biology Program, which is based in the Institute
of Molecular Biophysics. Additional research areas of faculty in this group include
radiation biology, NMR imaging & cellular diffusion measurements, membrane biophysics,
and molecular/cell biology. Students have access to a variety of superb research
facilities housed in the Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Biological
Science, and the nearby National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.Graduate
training in Structural Biology also is available through the Molecular
Biophysics Program
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