Chemical Biology
This track draws on one of the great strengths in the department aimed at using molecular techniques to create and study new function in biological systems. This highly interdisciplinary field includes faculty from Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physical Chemistry, and involves collaborations with faculty in the departments of Biology and Bioengineering, as well as within the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the UCSD School of Medicine, the UCSD Moores Cancer Center, and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Course Offerings: CHEM 216 Chemical Biology (F), CHEM 254 Mechanisms of Organic Reactions (F) , CHEM 256 Structure and Properties of Organic Molecules(W), CHEM 257 Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry (S)
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Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: Urey 3234
Phone: (858) 534-9629
Email: ramaro@ucsd.edu
Web: amarolab.ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 534-9629
Email: ramaro@ucsd.edu
Web: amarolab.ucsd.edu
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American Chemical Society, Division of Computers in Chemistry, Alternate Councilor
National Biomedical Computation Resource, Affiliate
Research Topics
Computational Chemistry and Biophysics
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Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: PACH 6100D
Phone: (858) 534-5673
Fax: (858) 534-6693
Email: mburkart@ucsd.edu
Web: burkartlab.ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 534-5673
Fax: (858) 534-6693
Email: mburkart@ucsd.edu
Web: burkartlab.ucsd.edu
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Research Topics
Natural product synthesis/biosynthesis, Biological chemistry and enzymology, Metabolic engineering.
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Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: PACH 4100A
Phone: (858) 822-5596
Fax: (858) 822-5598
Email: scohen@ucsd.edu
Web: checohen0.ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 822-5596
Fax: (858) 822-5598
Email: scohen@ucsd.edu
Web: checohen0.ucsd.edu
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Research Topics
Bioinorganic and coordination chemistry. Metalloprotein inhibitors and supramolecular materials.
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: UH 4120D
Phone: (858) 5349539
Email: ndevaraj@ucsd.edu
Web: devarajgroup.ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 5349539
Email: ndevaraj@ucsd.edu
Web: devarajgroup.ucsd.edu
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Research Topics
Biomimetic Chemistry, Molecular Imaging, Electrochemistry
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Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: BSB 4090
Phone: (858) 534-6607
Fax: (858) 822-0041
Email: pdorrest@ucsd.edu
Web: chem-faculty.ucsd.edu/dorrestein
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Phone: (858) 534-6607
Fax: (858) 822-0041
Email: pdorrest@ucsd.edu
Web: chem-faculty.ucsd.edu/dorrestein
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Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Research Topics
Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Mass spectrometry; Harvesting genomic information for therapeutics.
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: PACH 6224A
Phone: (858) 246-0857
Email: ngianneschi@ucsd.edu
Web: gianneschigroup.ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 246-0857
Email: ngianneschi@ucsd.edu
Web: gianneschigroup.ucsd.edu
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Research Topics
Bioorganic chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry, Bionanotechnology, Materials, Synthesis
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Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: PACH 5222A
Phone: (858) 534-4467
Fax: (858) 534-0202
Email: tch@ucsd.edu
Web: tch.ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 534-4467
Fax: (858) 534-0202
Email: tch@ucsd.edu
Web: tch.ucsd.edu
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Research Topics
RNA as a Drug Target.
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Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: NSB 3111
Phone: (858) 534-6417
Fax: (858) 534-7042
Email: pajennings@ucsd.edu
Web: jenningslab.ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 534-6417
Fax: (858) 534-7042
Email: pajennings@ucsd.edu
Web: jenningslab.ucsd.edu
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Research Topics
Biophysical chemistry: protein structure, dynamics and folding; 2, 3 and 4D NMR spectroscopy; PCR; equilibrium and kinetic-fluorescence, absorbance and circular dichroism spectroscopies
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Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: UHA 3040B
Phone: (858) 534-8080
Fax: (858) 534-7042
Email: judyk@ucsd.edu
Web: galileo.ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 534-8080
Fax: (858) 534-7042
Email: judyk@ucsd.edu
Web: galileo.ucsd.edu
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Research Topics
Biophysical chemistry: Spectroscopic studies of membrane protein folding and dynamics
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Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: NSB 4324
Phone: (858) 534-3058
Fax: (858) 534-6174
Email: ekomives@ucsd.edu
Web: komiveslab.ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 534-3058
Fax: (858) 534-6174
Email: ekomives@ucsd.edu
Web: komiveslab.ucsd.edu
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Bruno Zimm Scholar
Research Topics
Structure, function, dynamics and thermodynamics of protein-protein interactions: NMR, mass spectrometry and kinetics
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Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: UH 3202
Phone: (858) 534-3285
Fax: (858) 534-7244
Email: klindenberg@ucsd.edu
Web: hypatia.ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 534-3285
Fax: (858) 534-7244
Email: klindenberg@ucsd.edu
Web: hypatia.ucsd.edu
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BioCircuits Institute
Research Topics
Theoretical chemical physics: non-equilibrium statistical mechanics;stochastic processes; nonlinear phenomena; complex systems; condensed matter.
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Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: PACH 5100E
Phone: (858) 534-7115
Fax: (858) 822-0386
Email: tmolinsk@ucsd.edu
Web: web.mac.com/molinski_lab/Molinski_Lab
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Phone: (858) 534-7115
Fax: (858) 822-0386
Email: tmolinsk@ucsd.edu
Web: web.mac.com/molinski_lab/Molinski_Lab
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Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, SIO
Research Topics
Organic chemistry of marine natural products, synthesis, NMR, and biomedical applications
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: UH 5218
Phone: (858) 534-6823
Fax: (858) 822-4442
Email: ufmuller@ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 534-6823
Fax: (858) 822-4442
Email: ufmuller@ucsd.edu
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Research Topics
Biochemistry: Evolution of catalytic RNAs, the Origin of Life
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Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: PACH 6100A/B
Phone: (858) 784-9414
Fax: (858) 822-0386
Email: knicolaou@ucsd.edu
Web: www.scripps.edu/chem/nicolaou
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Phone: (858) 784-9414
Fax: (858) 822-0386
Email: knicolaou@ucsd.edu
Web: www.scripps.edu/chem/nicolaou
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Research Topics
Total Synthesis and Chemical Biology of Natural and Designed Molecules
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Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: UH 6202
Phone: (858) 534-4862
Fax: (858) 534-6157
Email: tezcan@ucsd.edu
Web: tezcan.ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 534-4862
Fax: (858) 534-6157
Email: tezcan@ucsd.edu
Web: tezcan.ucsd.edu
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Research Topics
Bioinorganic and biophysical chemistry; Metalloprotein structure, function and biosynthesis; Biomaterials
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Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: PACH 5225A
Phone: (858) 822-0456
Fax: (858) 822-0386
Email: etheodor@ucsd.edu
Web: theodorakisgroup.ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 822-0456
Fax: (858) 822-0386
Email: etheodor@ucsd.edu
Web: theodorakisgroup.ucsd.edu
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Research Topics
Synthetic, Medicinal, Bioorganic and Biological Chemistry, Methods and Strategies in Natural Products Chemistry
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Research Topics
Structure and Function of Introns and Retroelements
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Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: PACH 6225A
Phone: (858) 534-6401
Fax: (858) 534-0202
Email: ytor@ucsd.edu
Web: torgroup.ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 534-6401
Fax: (858) 534-0202
Email: ytor@ucsd.edu
Web: torgroup.ucsd.edu
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Research Topics
Ligand-nucleic acid interactions; Antiviral and antibacterial agents; Fluorescent nucleosides and nucleotides; Cellular delivery vehicles
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Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: CMM 310
Phone: (858) 534-4891
Fax: (858) 534-5270
Email: rtsien@ucsd.edu
Web: www.tsienlab.ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 534-4891
Fax: (858) 534-5270
Email: rtsien@ucsd.edu
Web: www.tsienlab.ucsd.edu
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Professor of Pharmacology
Research Topics
Chemical biology; design, synthesis, and application of molecular probes of biological function
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Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: PACH 6100C
Phone: (858) 534-6006
Email: jerryyang@ucsd.edu
Web: yangserver.ucsd.edu
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Phone: (858) 534-6006
Email: jerryyang@ucsd.edu
Web: yangserver.ucsd.edu
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Research Topics
Bioorganic Chemistry, Molecular Self-Assembly, Molecular Synthesis, Materials Chemistry, Bionanotechnology