The Biophysics Group (844.08) develops advanced spectroscopies, microscopies, nano-optical probes, and imaging technologies and associated theoretical models to solve important biophysics and bionanotechnology measurement science problems in the areas of biomolecular and cellular structure, function, interactions, and dynamics in support of the measurement and standards needs of the health care, biotechnology, and drug industries.
Our Vision: To enable the promise of systems biology, illuminating the small and rapidly changing components in a large and complex environment to elucidate fundamental underlying mechanisms of biological systems.
Research focus:
Measurement science in support of:
Structural Biophysics
• Novel spectroscopies and microscopies to elucidate biomolecular structure
• Theory and modeling to help interpret and guide such measurements
Functional and Dynamical Biophysics
• Imaging to delineate biomolecular mechanisms
• Spectroscopy for biomolecular dynamics
• Theory and modeling to elucidate underlying biophysics
Systems Biology
• Complementary measurements to address complex problems
• Integrated measurements for diagnostics and screening
• Nanobiological probes for more sensitive and selective detection
• First principles modeling to predict outcomes
