Research: Biological
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Faculty
Cynthia Burrows
Studies of nucleic acid chemistry focusing on (1) oxidative DNA damage caused by free radicals and transition metal-mediated reactions, and (2) synthetic peptides for gene transfer.
John C. Conboy
Analysis of protein interactions at solid/liquid and liquid/liquid interfaces using nonlinear optical spectroscopies and electrochemical methods.
Peter F. Flynn
Biologically active macromolecules using a combination of NMR and biophysical methods to elucidate the origins of biological activity.
Charles B. Grissom
Biochemical, organic, and cell biology methods to develop new methods to target cancer drugs; fluorescent diagnostic agents to cancer cells.
Looper, Ryan
Development of strategies and methods for the synthesis of complex molecules as leads for biomedical discovery.
Marc D. Porter
High-throughput methods, miniaturizing analytical instrumentation, FTIR, STM, AFM, SERS, electrochemistry, fluorescence microscopy, acoustic wave techniques, and spectroelectrochemistry.
C. Dale Poulter
Studies of enzymes in the isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway using tools in organic chemistry, structural biology, and molecular biology.
Jon D. Rainier
Development of organic and organometallic reactions and the use of these reactions in the chemical synthesis of biologically important molecules.
Peter J. Stang
Supramolecular chemistry. Nanoscale molecular architectures, metallacyclic polygons and polyhedra via coordination. Crystal engineering. Iodonium chemistry. Reactive Intermediates.
Gregory A. Voth
New theoretical and computer simulation methods to study fundamental condensed phase dynamical processes, biomolecular systems, and novel materials.
Woycechowsky, Kenneth
Chemical biology of proteins; studies of protein/peptide self-assembly, ligand binding, and enzyme catalysis using protein engineering and directed evolution.
Courses
- Biophysical Chemistry
- Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- Protein Chemistry
- Protein & Nucleic Acids Biochemistry
- Structural Methods in Biochemistry
- Techniques in Genetic Engineering