As we enter the post-genomic era, a major challenge facing scientists is to
determine the functional implications of genomic information. With
that challenge in mind, structural biologists are poised to lead
the next phase of discovery by determining the structures of biomolecules
and their complexes. As macromolecular structures are determined
a more thorough understanding of structure/function relationships
will be established.
The student in the structural biology track will obtain a solid
foundation in macromolecular structure, biophysical methods, proteomics,
and bioinformatics. Specific methods for structure elucidation include
X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectrometry.
Macromolecular structure/function relationships as they relate to
disease processes and therapies will also be studied.
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