UNM Biophysics
The University of New Mexico is the hub of a strong and growing biophysics research environment in New Mexico. If you're looking for a graduate research experience that includes exciting cellular and molecular biophysics research and a beautiful southwest climate, then we encourage you to look at our many programs!
Investigators
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Steve Koch, Physics, Optics, CHTM
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Single-molecule biophysics, kinesin, DNA unzipping -
Susan Atlas, Physics, CARC
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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. -
Diane Lidke, Pathology
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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