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F A C UL T Y & R E S E A R C H
s t r u c t u r a l .. b i o l o g y
The Structural Biology faculty focuses on the determination of macromolecular structures utilizing the techniques of x-ray crystallography and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. With the explosion of knowledge related to genome sequencing programs, it has become ever more important to understand at atomic resolution how macromolecules function and interact within biological systems.
Specific areas of focus within the Department presently include x-ray crystallography of enzymes, proteins, multi-protein complexes and DNA-protein complexes.
| Michael S. Cosgrove |
Structural biochemistry of proteins involved in the epigenetic regulation of chromatin structure |
Philip Borer
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Structue, dynamics, and stability in nucleic acid systems. |
| Mark Braiman (adjunct) |
We are especially interested in proteins that bind derivatives of vitamin A, resulting in a photochemical response to visible or UV light. |
| Bruce Hudson (adjunct) |
The application of vibrational inelastic neutron scattering and modern periodic Density Functional Calculations to problems involving the structure and dynamics of molecular crystals. |
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