Chemistry and Biochemistry

Structural Biology and Biophysics

The Structural Biology and Biophysics Track provides a rigorous, dynamic and interdisciplinary training program for graduate students from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. This track represents a traditional strength in the department involving protein and RNA biochemists, as well as experimental and computational biophysicists. This track is for students who wish to receive training in molecular structure , mechanisms, and evolution.  We are using a wide range of modern and powerful, biophysical and biochemical methods.  A significant fraction of students are supported by a competitive NIH Molecular Biophysics Training Grant that enhances interdisciplinary research across the UCSD campus.

Course Offerings: CHEM 204 X-ray Crystallography (W), CHEM 207 Protein NMR (S), CHEM 209 Macromolecular Recognition (F), CHEM 213 Physical Chemistry of Biological Macromolecules (S), CHEM 217 RNA Structure, Function, and Biology (S), CHEM 219A Special Topics in Biochemistry (F), CHEM 264 Structural Biology of Viruses (S), CHEM 265 3D Electron Microscopy of Macromolecules (W), CHEM 280 Applied Bioinformatics(W)