Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

230 Physical Sciences Building
(831) 459-4125
http://www.chemistry.ucsc.edu

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

Joshua 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

Lindsay Hinck, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Neurobiology, cell biology, development

Theodore R. Holman, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Biochemistry and bioinorganic chemistry; lipoxygenase enzymology, protein engineering, inhibitor discovery, computer inhibitor design, mass spectroscopy, and electron paramagnetic resonance

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

Seth M. Rubin
Biomolecular mechanisms of cell-cycle regulation and cancer; structural biology and biochemistry; macromolecular x-ray crystallography; nuclear magnetic resonance

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, origin of life

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