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Research

Energy

The Department of BMB is at the forefront of addressing complex global energy challenges by investigating fundamental process of biological energy conversion. Faculty are engaged in cutting edge research that involves the biochemistry and biophysics of photosynthesis, the generation of biohybrid designs using naturally-occurring photosystems, the biosynthesis and degradation of cellulose, and the synthesis and deconstruction of the plant cell wall. A wide array of interdisciplinary strategies are involved in carrying out the research, including cell biology, enzymology, spectroscopy, physical biochemistry and structural biology.

Academy Professor, Ernest C. Pollard Professor Emeritus of Biotechnology, and Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Dr. Bryant's Research Interest: Genomics, structural and

functional relationships, metabolism, physiology and ecology

of chlorophototrophic bacteria.  

Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Dr. Ferry's Research Interest: The study the enzymology and

molecular biology of anaerobic microbes from the Archaea

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Emeritus, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Chemistry
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Dr. Golbeck's Research Interest:  Biophysical studies of electron

transfer mechanisms in photosynthetic prokaryotes.   

Associate Department Head for Graduate Education and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Dr. Gu's Research Interest:  The utilization of biochemical, 

molecular genetics, and spectroscopic approaches to 

decipher mechanisms of cellulose biosynthesis. 

Dr. Kreb's Research Interest:  The elucidation of the reaction

mechanisms by which mono- and dinuclear non-heme-iron

enzymes activate dioxygen (O2) for a wide variety of oxidative

transformations.