Biophysical chemistry at the University of Oregon enjoys a particularly outstanding national reputation. The strength of this program stems from the extensive collaborations between research groups involved in the development and application of physical methods and research groups with expertise in molecular and cellular biology, neurobiology, biochemistry and synthetic organic chemistry. Some of the physical methods in use include scanning force microscopy, x-ray crystallography, Raman spectroscopy, calorimetry, circular dichroism, photoelectron microscopy and rapid time scale fluorescence methods. Some of the areas of active research include protein structure, dynamics of protein folding, protein-nucleic acid interactions, force measurements on single molecules and imaging of large (non-crystalline) macromolecular complexes. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the research, biophysical chemistry faculty have very close associations with the Institute of Molecular Biology.

Andy Berglund
Victoria J. DeRose
Marina G. Guenza
Diane K. Hawley
Shawn Lockery (biology)
Andrew H. Marcus
Kenneth E. Prehoda
S. James Remington (physics)
William Roberts (biology)
Peter H. von Hippel (emeritus, research active)*

*Professor von Hippel continues to be research active and welcomes postdoctoral applications, as well as applications from undergraduates interested in research.

Biochemistry/Molecular Biology • Biophysics • Bioorganic/Medicinal Chemistry • Environmental Chemistry
Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry • Materials Chemistry • Optics & Spectroscopy • Organic Synthesis
Polymer Chemistry • Physical Chemistry • Solid-State Chemistry • Surfaces & Interfaces • Theoretical Chemical Physics

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