Faculty
Annual Research Publication Reports
An overview of the research of the department can be derived from our annual reports listing the publications from BB faculty. Reports for the last four years are available here:
DEPARTMENTAL AND AFFILIATE FACULTY LISTING
Biochemistry and Biophysics Faculty
- William M. Baird (Chemical carcinogenesis)
- Elisar Barbar (Motor proteins, NMR spectroscopy)
- Joseph Beckman (Cell signaling, nitric oxide)
- Balz Frei (Free radicals, atherosclerosis)
- Michael Freitag (Epigenomics, Gene Silencing)
- Adrian F. Gombart (vitamin D, innate immune response and aging)
- Jeffrey A. Greenwood (Cell adhesion)
- Michael K. Gross (Neuronal development)
- Tory M. Hagen (Mitochondria, stress response mechanisms and aging)
- Victor L. Hsu (DNA & protein NMR spectroscopy)
- P. Andrew Karplus (Protein crystallography)
- Philip N. McFadden (Cellular biosensors)
- Gary F. Merrill (Gene expression, cancer)
- Michael I. Schimerlik (Cell signaling, protein folding)
Affiliate Faculty (research area; department)
- Daniel J. Arp (Microbial biochemistry, nitrification; Botany & Plant Pathology)
- Andrew B. Buermeyer (DNA mismatch repair; Environmental & Molecular Toxicology)
- Roderick H. Dashwood (Colorectal cancer; Environmental & Molecular Toxicology)
- Theo W. Dreher (RNA-protein interactions; Microbiology)
- Theresa Filtz (Cell signaling, G proteins; Pharmacy)
- John B. Hays (Mutagenesis, DNA repair; Environmental & Molecular Toxicology)
- Dennis E. Hruby (Vaccinia Virus, Gene Expression; Microbiology)
- Mark Leid (Cell signaling, gene expression; Pharmacy)
- L. Walter Ream (Bacteriogenetics; Microbiology)
- Vincent T. Remcho (Bioanalysis and separation; Chemistry)
- George F. Rohrman (baculovirus gene expression; Microbiology)
- Fredrick Stormshak (Peptide & steroid hormones; Animal Science)
- David E. Williams (Toxicology; Environmental & Molecular Toxicology)
Biochemistry & Biophysics Instructors
- Kevin Ahern, PhD (Senior Instructor)
- Indira Rajagopal, PhD (Adjunct Senior Instructor; Also Senior Instructor of Biology)
Biochemistry & Biophysics Emeritus faculty
(note: emeritus faculty are not accepting new graduate students)
- Sonia R. Anderson (Protein-protein interactions)
- Wilbert Gamble (Atherosclerosis)
- W. Curtis Johnson (CD spectroscopy, Molecular folding)
- Christopher K. Mathews (Nucleic acid enzymology)
- George D. Pearson (Viral DNA replication)
- Donald J. Reed (Biological oxidations)
- Kensal E. van Holde (Chromatin & hemocyanin)