Biological Chemistry
Research Areas
- Chemical Biology
- Epigenetics and DNA Mutation
- Biosensors and Diagnostics
- Drug Design
- Biophysics and Structural Biology
- Biofuel Cells
- Biomaterials and Drug Delivery
- Interfacial and Bioanalytical Chemistry (IBAC)
- Enzymology
Courses
- Biophysical Chemistry
- Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- Protein Chemistry
- Chemical Biology of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
- Protein & Nucleic Acids Biochemistry
- Structural Methods in Biochemistry
- Techniques in Genetic Engineering
Faculty
Vahe Bandarian
Enzymology and biosynthetic pathways, biosynthesis of complex natural products
Bethany Buck
Investigations of structure-function relationships in biomolecular interactions utilizing a combination of solution NMR spectroscopy, biophysics and molecular biology.
Cynthia J. Burrows
Nucleic acid chemistry focusing on oxidative DNA damage, photochemistry of nucleic acids, and single molecule studies of modified DNA in protein nanopores.
John C. Conboy
Analysis of protein interactions at solid/liquid and liquid/liquid interfaces usingnonlinear optical spectroscopies and electrochemical methods.
Ming Chen Hammond
Development of biosensors for live cell imaging, high-throughput screening, and synthesis; chemistry and biology of nucleotide signaling molecules.
Ryan Looper
Development of strategies and methods for the synthesis of complex molecules as leads for biomedical discovery.
Shelley D. Minteer
Enzymatic bioelectrocatalysis, fuel cells, batteries, electrosynthesis.
Aaron W. Puri
Structure, function, and genetic regulation of natural products from underexplored bacteria
Jon D. Rainier
Development of organic and organometallic reactions and the use of these reactions in the chemical synthesis of biologically important molecules.
Andrew G. Roberts
Reaction discovery and design for the chemical synthesis of small molecules and structurally unique peptide-based therapeutics.
Peter J. Stang
Supramolecular chemistry. Nanoscale molecular architectures, metallacyclic polygons and polyhedra via coordination. Crystal engineering. Iodonium chemistry. Reactive Intermediates.
Jessica Swanson
Multiscale simulation and modeling of biomolecular and condensed phase systems
Phone: (801) 581-7485
Office: 4613 TBBC
j.swanson@utah.edu