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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
230 Physical Sciences Building
(831) 459-4125
http://www.chemistry.ucsc.edu
Program Description | Faculty
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Faculty and Professional Interests
Manuel Ares, Molecular, Cell, and
Developmental Biology
RNA processing, structure and function of RNA
Roberto A. Bogomolni, Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Biophysical chemistry, photobiology, light energy
conversion and signal transduction in biological systems
Barry J. Bowman, Molecular, Cell, and
Developmental Biology
Membrane biochemistry and genetics, biochemistry
and molecular biology of membrane proteins
Andrew Chisholm, Molecular, Cell, and
Developmental Biology
Genetic analysis of epithelial morphogenesis
Joshua M. Deutsch, Physics
Condensed matter theory
Ólöf Einarsdóttir, Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Time-resolved spectroscopy, biophysics and
bioenergetics, heme-copper oxidases, electron transfer, proton translocation
Jerry F. Feldman, Emeritus
Anthony L. Fink, Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Molecular basis of protein deposition diseases-for
example, Parkinson's disease and amyloidoses; development of drugs to prevent
protein deposition, protein folding, and aggregation; biophysical studies of
protein structure
Lindsay Hinck, Molecular, Cell, and
Developmental Biology
Neurobiology, cell biology, development
Theodore R. Holman, Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Bioinorganic and biological chemistry
Yishi Jin, Molecular, Cell, and
Developmental Biology
HHMI investigator: synaptic development and
plasticity in C. elegans
Douglas Kellogg, Molecular, Cell, and
Developmental Biology
Coordination of cell growth and cell division
Robert S. Lokey, Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Organic chemistry; combinatorial synthesis,
biotechnology, molecular cell biology
Robert A. Ludwig, Molecular, Cell, and
Developmental Biology
Plant microbe interactions, photorespiration,
genetic recombination in plants
Pradip Mascharak, Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Bioinorganic chemistry, design of antitumor drugs,
modeling of active sites of metalloenzymes, design of catalysts for hydrocarbon
oxidation, studies on intermediates in non-heme oxygenase chemistry, design of
NO-donors for photodynamic therapy
Glenn L. Millhauser, Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Electron spin resonance; nuclear magnetic
resonance, melanocortin receptor signaling, agouti proteins, prions, peptide
synthesis
Harry F. Noller, Robert L. Sinsheimer
Professor, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Ribosomes, RNA structure and function, RNA protein
interaction
Clifton A. Poodry, Emeritus
Thomas W. Schleich, Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Biomedical magnetic resonance spectroscopy,
magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy,
biophysical chemistry
William G. Scott, Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Structure and function of RNA, proteins, and their
complexes
William Sullivan, Molecular, Cell, and
Developmental Biology
Genetics, cell biology, development of the Drosophila
embryo
Lincoln Taiz, Molecular, Cell, and
Developmental Biology
Plant development, light regulation of stomatal
opening
Frank J. Talamantes, Emeritus
John W. Tamkun, Molecular, Cell, and
Developmental Biology
Transcriptional regulation, molecular genetics of
Drosophila development, regulation of gene expression
Alan M. Zahler, Molecular, Cell, and
Developmental Biology
Molecular biology, splice site selection, and
alternative pre-mRNA processing
Martha C. Zuniga, Molecular, Cell, and
Developmental Biology
Molecular, cellular, and developmental
biology of the immune system
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