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Structural Biology

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Graduate Programs in Structural Biology

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School of Medicine

Chair: Joseph D. Puglisi

Associate Chair: Michael Levitt

Professors: Theodore Jardetzky, Roger D. Kornberg, Michael Levitt, Peter Parham, Joseph D. Puglisi, William I. Weis

Associate Professor: K. Christopher Garcia

Associate Professor (Research): Yahli Lorch

Professor (Teaching): Patricia Cross

Courtesy Professors: Axel Brunger, Uel J. McMahan

Courtesy Associate Professor: Vijay Pande

Courtesy Assistant Professor: Zev Bryant

Department Offices: Fairchild Building, D100

Mail Code: 94305- 5126

Phone: (650) 723-7576

Email: structuralbio@med.stanford.edu

Web Site: http://structuralbio.stanford.edu

Courses offered by the Department of Structural Biology have the subject code SBIO, and are listed in the "Structural Biology [SBIO] Courses" section of this bulletin.

The department offers course work and opportunities for research in structural biology. Courses fall into two categories: (1) a series of one quarter courses that treat topics of current interest in structural biology and biophysics at an advanced level; and (2) INDE 216, Cells to Tissues, a course for medical students that includes lectures on structure-function relationships of mammalian cells and tissues and a lab on medical histology.

The emphasis of research in the department is on understanding fundamental cellular processes in terms of the structure and function of biological macromolecules and their assemblies. Techniques used include standard methods of biochemistry, cell culture, single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy, genetic engineering, and three dimensional structure determination by x-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and electron microscopy, coupled with the development of computational methods.

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