UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis

Biophysics (A Graduate Group) 171
dent, together with an adviser, defines a specific
course of study suited to individual goals.
Preparation. The Group regards strong competence
in mathematics and engineering as necessary
for successful completion of study. Prior course work
in these areas is emphasized in the evaluation of
applications. Some undergraduate training can be
acquired after admission to the Group, but it may
require an additional year of study.
Courses. See Engineering: Biomedical, on page
232, for courses.
Biophysics
(A Graduate Group)
Marjorie Longo, Ph.D., Chairperson of the Group
Group Office. 310 Life Sciences;
(530) 752-4863;
http://biosci2.ucdavis.edu/ggc/bph/
Faculty
Toby Allen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor (Chemistry)
Enoch P. Baldwin, Ph.D., Professor
(Molecular and Cellular Biology)
Abdul I. Barakat, Ph.D., Professor
(Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering)
Craig J. Benham, Ph.D., Professor
(Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering)
R. David Britt, Ph.D., Professor (Chemistry)
Tsung-Yu Chen, Ph.D., Associate Professor
(Neurology)
R. Holland Cheng, Ph.D., Professor
(Molecular and Cellular Biology)
Daniel L. Cox, Ph.D., Professor (Physics)
Stephen P. Cramer, Ph.D., Professor
(Applied Science)
Yong Duan, Ph.D., Professor (Applied Science)
Robert H. Fairclough, Ph.D., Associate Professor
(Neurology)
Roland Faller, Ph.D., Associate Professor
(Chemical Engineering and Materials Science)
Andrew J. Fisher, Ph.D., Associate Professor
(Chemistry)
Alla F. Fomina, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
(Physiology and Membrane Biology)
Volkmar Heinrich, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
(Biomedical Engineering)
Thomas Huser, Ph.D., Associate Professor
(Medicine: Endocrinology)
Niels G. Jensen, Ph.D., Professor (Applied Science)
Thomas Jue, Ph.D., Professor
(Med: Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine)
Patrice Koehl, Ph.D., Associate Professor
(Computer Science)
Stephen C. Kowalczykowski, Ph.D., Professor
(Microbiology)
Denise Krol, Ph.D., Professor (Applied Science)
Tonya L. Kuhl, Ph.D., Professor
(Chemical Engineering and Materials Science)
Delmar Larsen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
(Chemistry)
Janine M. LaSalle, Ph.D., Professor
(Microbiology and Immunology)
Julie A. Leary, Ph.D., Professor
(Molecular and Cellular Biology)
Carlito B. Lebrilla, Ph.D., Professor (Chemistry)
Ronald Li, Ph.D., Associate Professor
(Cell Biology and Human Anatomy)
Gang-yu Liu, Ph.D., Professor (Chemistry)
Marjorie L. Longo, Ph.D., Professor
(Chemical Engineering and Materials Science)
Laura Marcu, Ph.D., Associate Professor
(Biomedical Engineering)
Atul N. Parikh, Ph.D., Professor (Applied Science)
Subhadip Raychaudhuri, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
(Biomedical Engineering
Scott I. Simon, Ph.D., Professor
(Biomedical Engineering)
Rajiv R. Singh, Ph.D., Professor (Physics)
Henning Stahlberg, Ph.D., Associate Professor
(Molecular and Cellular Biology)
Alexei Stuchebrukhov, Ph.D., Professor (Chemistry)
Steven M. Theg, Ph.D., Professor (Plant Biology)
Michael D. Toney, Ph.D., Associate Professor
(Chemistry)
John C. Voss, Ph.D., Associate Professor
(Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine)
David K. Wilson, Ph.D., Professor
(Molecular and Cellular Biology)
Heike Wulff, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
(Pharmacology & Toxicology
Yin Yeh, Ph.D., Professor (Applied Science)
Emeriti Faculty
Ronald J. Baskin, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Morton Bradbury, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
John H. Crowe, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
William H. Fink, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Jerry L. Hedrick, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award
Gerd N. LaMar, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Carl W. Schmid, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Graduate Study. The Graduate Group in Biophysics
offers programs of study leading to the Ph.D.
degree. Biophysics is a broad interdepartmental program
that is ideal for students who are comfortable
with considerable independence. The emphasis is on
molecular biophysics. The curriculum consists of certain
core courses in biology, chemistry, and physics,
followed by specialty courses related to research
interests. Specific program requirements are decided
in consultation with a research supervisor and the
graduate adviser.
Graduate Adviser. W.H. Fink (Chemistry), C.
Lebrilla (Chemistry), M. L. Longo (Chemical Engineering
and Materials Science), S. M. Theg (Plant
Biology), A. Parikh (Applied Science)
Courses in Biophysics (BPH)
Graduate Courses
200. Current Techniques in Biophysics (2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing;
Biological Sciences 102 or 104 or the equivalent.
Current techniques in biophysics research including
diffraction, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, calorimetry,
optical spectroscopy, and electrophysiology.
(Same course as Molecular and Cellular Biology
200C.) (S/U grading only.)—III. (III.)
200A. Current Techniques in Biophysics (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences
102 or equivalent; Chemistry 110A or equivalent.
Current techniques in Biophysics. Topics in 200A
include mathematical methods, modeling, mass
spectrometry, stochastic process, scanning probe
microscopy, electron microscopy, fluorescence, membrane
diffusion/mechanics, and single particle tracking.
(S/U grading only.)—II. (II.) Faller
200B. Current Techniques in Biophysics (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences
102 or equivalent; Chemistry 110A. Current Techniques
in Biophysics. Topics include protein folding,
membrane structure and dynamics, Raman spectroscopy,
fluorescence resonance energy transfer, time
resolved fluorescence, quantum dot, fluorescence
imaging, esr, high resolution nmr, and in vivo nmr.
(S/U grading only.)—III. (III.) Jue
200LA. Biophysics Laboratory (3)
Laboratory—18 hours. Prerequisite: course 200
(may be taken concurrently). One five-week laboratory
assignment in the research laboratory of a Biophysics
Graduate Group faculty member. Individual
research problems with emphasis on methodological/procedural
experience and experimental
design. May be repeated for credit four times.—I, II,
III. (I, II, III.)
200LB. Biophysics Laboratory (6)
Laboratory—two 18-hour rotations. Prerequisite:
course 200 (may be taken concurrently). Two fiveweek
laboratory assignments in the research laboratories
of Biophysics Graduate Group faculty members.
Individual research problems with emphasis on
methodological/procedural experience and experimental
design. May be repeated for credit two
times.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
231. Biological Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Molecular and Cellular
Biology 221A or the equivalent or consent of
instructor. Principles and applications of magnetic
resonance in biomedicine. Fundamental concepts
and the biophysical basis for magnetic resonance
applications in areas of tissue characterization/
imaging, metabolic regulation, and cellular bioenergetics.
(Same course as Biological Chemistry 231.)
Offered in alternate years.—(I.) Jue
241. Membrane Biology (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences
102, 103, 104 or consent of instructor. Advanced
topics on membrane biochemistry and biophysics.
Relationship of the unique properties of biomembranes
to their roles in cell biology and physiology.
(Same course as Molecular and Cellular Biology
241.)—III. (III.) Crowe, Longo, Voss
271. Optical Methods in Biophysics (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion/laboratory—1 hour.
Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 102 or the equivalent,
Applied Science Engineering 108B or the
equivalent, and Chemistry 110A or the equivalent.
Principal optical techniques used to study biological
structures and their related functions. Specific optical
techniques useful in the studies of protein-nucleic
acid, protein-membrane and protein-protein interactions.
Biomedical applications of optical techniques.
(Same course as Applied Science Engineering
271.)—III. (III.) Yeh, Parikh, Balhorn, Matthews
290. Biophysics Seminar (1)
Seminar—1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing or
consent of instructor. Presentation of current research
by experts in biophysics. May be repeated for
credit. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
290C. Research Conference in Biophysics
(1)
Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing
in Biophysics and/or consent of instructor; course
299 concurrently. Presentation and discussion of faculty
and graduate-student research in biophysics.
May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)—I,
II, III. (I, II, III.)
293. Introduction to Research Topics (1)
Seminar—1 hour. Presentation of current research
activities of the Biophysics Graduate Group faculty.
Facilitation of students in developing their research
interest, and promoting collegial interactions. May
be repeated one time for credit. (S/U grading
only.)—I. (I.) Longo
298. Group Study (1-5)
(S/U grading only.)
299. Research (1-12)
(S/U grading only.)
Biostatistics
(A Graduate Group)
Chrstiana Drake, M.D., Ph.D.,
Chairperson of the Group
Group Office. 4118 Mathematical Sciences Building;
(530) 752-2362; http://biostat.ucdavis.edu/
Faculty
Rahman Azari, Ph.D., Lecturer (Statistics)
Laurel Beckett, Ph.D., Professor
(Public Health Sciences)
Rudolph Beran, Ph.D., Professor (Statistics)
Prabir Burman, Ph.D., Professor (Statistics)
Andrew J. Clifford, Ph.D., Professor (Nutrition)
Christiana Drake, Ph.D., Associate Professor
(Statistics)
Christiana Drake, Ph.D., Professor
(Statistics)
Thomas R. Famula, Ph.D., Professor
(Animal Science)
Thomas B. Farver, Ph.D., Professor
(Population Health and Reproduction)
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2009-2010 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience