Welcome to the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
As one of the first departments of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the nation, we are proud of our strong tradition of combining cutting-edge technology with impactful biology. We continue to leverage this interdisciplinary approach to yield break-through discoveries in biomedicine.
Our faculty of over 30 primary and secondary members cover a broad range of research areas, with particular strengths in structural biology, chemical biology, gene regulation and protein folding.
We are also the proud home of the Eldridge Reeves Johnson Research Foundation which offers advanced physical instrumentation and instruction to researchers across campus. We are actively growing, with several recent hires, and our faculty are broadly engaged across campus with many joint appointments in other departments, institutes and centers.
We welcome you to learn more about our department in the following pages or contact us.
Spotlight
Juneteenth Lecture with Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III
We are thrilled to be co-sponsoring this year's Juneteenth Lecture with Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III! Join us for the conversation and book signing on Tuesday, June 18th at 11:00am in the Irvine Auditorium. Register using the QR code or by visiting this link.
News & Publications
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Bowman Lab in J Phys Chem B
Friday, April 5, 2024
New paper from the Bowman Lab, "G Protein Activation Occurs via a Largely Universal Mechanism"
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Lynch Lab in Sci Rep.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
New paper from the Lynch Lab, "Alternative 3'UTR expression induced by T cell activation is regulated in a temporal and signal dependent manner"
- Petersson and Kohli Labs in Nat Struct Mol Biol Thursday, May 16, 2024
Seminars & Events
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Raiziss Rounds Seminars
Our Spring 2023 Raiziss Rounds Seminar Series will begin on January 12th and will continue on Thursdays at 12:00 noon until May 25th. The full seminar schedule can be found on our Raiziss Rounds page.
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Friday Research Discussions
Friday Research Discussions occur every Friday at 4:00pm in the JF Library. View the full schedule for the semester here.