Faculty with a focus in Biochemistry
The complexity of life can ultimately be interpreted in chemical terms. Biochemistry attempts to explain how the individually lifeless molecules in an organism, composed primarily of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen, can collectively replicate themselves, extract energy and respond to stimuli from the environment. Biochemistry borrows from such diverse disciplines as organic chemistry, thermodynamics and biology. It is one of our fastest-growing and fascinating branches of science.
Faculty with a focus in Biochemistry include the following (explanation of the symbols, *, §, ‡ are listed below):
Catherine M. Bentzley, Ph.D. ‡
- Mass spectrometry of biological molecules
Edward R. Birnbaum, Ph.D. ‡
- Bioinorganic Chemistry
- Lanthanide Chemistry
- Calcium-Binding Peptides and Proteins
Michael F. Bruist, Ph.D. ‡
- Nucleic acid biochemistry
- Chemistry of DNA rearrangements
- DNA-protein interactions
Elisabetta Fasella, Ph.D. §
- Bioorganic chemistry
- Enzyme catalysis
Peter J. Harvison, Ph.D. *
- Drug metabolism
- HPLC method development
- Structure activity/toxicity relationships
Yumee K. Koo, Ph.D. §
- Chemical education
- Protein interactions
Zhijun Li, Ph.D. *
- Bioinformatics
- Computational Chemistry
- Molecular Modeling
Preston B. Moore, Ph.D. ‡
- Molecular Interactions within Biological Systems
- Computational Chemistry
- Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Guillermo Moyna, Ph.D. ‡
- Biomolecular NMR spectroscopy
- Computational chemistry
- Computer-assisted rational drug design
Vojislava Pophristic, Ph.D. ‡
- Molecular Interactions within Biological Systems
- Computational Chemistry
- Inorganic Clusters
John R. Porter, Ph.D. *
- Natural products chemistry
- Cell biology
- Plant-microbe interactions
Julian W. Snow, Ph.D. ‡
- Structure of serum apolipoproteins
- Serum apolipoprotein-lipid interactions
- Thermodynamics of amphiphile-membrane interactions
John Tomsho, Ph.D.
- Organic Systhesis
- Chemical Biology
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Bioorganic
Randy J. Zauhar, Ph.D. ‡
- Computational chemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Computer-aided drug design
Research Advising Ability
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May serve as a research advisor for undergraduate students |
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Research Professors from other departments who may serve as research advisors for graduate students in their appropriate area of expertise |
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May serve as a research advisor for both undergraduate and graduate students |