UNM Biophysics

Steve Koch, Physics, Optics, CHTM
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Single-molecule biophysics, kinesin, DNA unzipping

Jim Thomas, Physics, Optics
Fluorescence microscopy and fluctuation analysis to understand cellular membranes, membrane mimics, and lipid monolayers. Applications to intracellular signaling and biomimetic materials for biomedical applications.

Susan Atlas, Physics, CARC
Reactive molecular dynamics simulation of motor proteins and nano/bio systems using density functional theory and novel multiscale charge-transfer force fields; machine learning, pattern recognition, and network analysis of gene expression in cancer; structural bioinformatics.

Keith Lidke, Physics
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Fluorescence Imaging Techniques: Single Particle Tracking, Single Molecule Imaging and Superresolution techniques for measuring protein-protein interactions at the sub-cellular level.

Peter Goodwin, Adjunct Physics, LANL/CINT
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Single-molecule spectroscopy and high-resolution optical imaging. Correlated atomic force and single-molecule fluorescence imaging for simultaneous single-molecule force-extension and fluorescence measurements. Single-molecule imaging of cellulase activity on cellulose and studies of riboswitch conformational dynamics.

Jim Werner, Adjunct Physics, LANL/CINT
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Instrument development (microscopes, flow cytometry systems, microfluidics); Laser spectroscopy (fluorescence, time-resolved, and Raman); Single-molecule biophysics (cellular signaling processes, membrane dynamics, protein folding and conformational fluctuations); Image:ComingSoon.jpg| Diane Lidke, Pathology

Evan Evans, Biomedical Engineering, CHTM
Optical tweezers, single-molecule biophysics, ligand-receptor interactions

David Keller, Chemistry
Bio-physical Chemistry, Molecular Machines, Single-Molecule Experiment and Theory, DNA Polymerases, Atomic Force Microscopy, Fluorescence Microscopy