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Oskar Hallatschek Oskar Hallatschek
Dept of Physics
biophysics, evolutionary dynamics, soft matter, statistical physics, theory and experiments
Eric Betzig Eric Betzig
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Physics
imaging microscopy, biophysics
Carlos Bustamante Carlos Bustamante
Dept of Chemistry
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Physics
single-molecule spectroscopy, single molecule biophysics, eukaryotic gene expression, protein folding
Kranthi K. Mandadapu Kranthi K. Mandadapu
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
statistical mechanics, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, biological membranes, active matter, glassy dynamics
Boris Rubinsky Boris Rubinsky
Dept of Bioengineering
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
medical imaging, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, low temperature biology, micro and nano bionic technologies, electrical impedance tomography, bio-electronics, biomedical devices biomedical numerical analysis, bio-heat and mass transfer, electroporation light imaging
Jay Groves Jay T. Groves
Dept of Chemistry
physical chemistry, intracellular signal transduction mechanisms, physical chemistry of cell membranes, single molecule imaging, stochastic processes
Mohammad Reza Kaazempur Mofrad is a Professor of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley and a Faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research integrates biomechanics, mechanobiology, artificial intelligence, and computational biology to understand how physical forces regulate biological systems across molecular, cellular, and microbial scales. Mohammad Reza Kaazempur Mofrad
Dept of Bioengineering
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
molecular cell biomechanics, bacterial communities / microbiomes, deep learning for biology and medicine
Hernan Garcia Hernan G Garcia
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Physics
genetics, genomics, biophysics
headshot of Roberto Zoncu Roberto Zoncu
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
biochemistry, biophysics, Structural Biology
Stephen Brohawn Stephen Brohawn
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Neuroscience
neurobiology, Structural Biology, biophysics
Assistant Professor Bronwyn Lucas stands with arms crossed next to a Zeiss Crossbeam cryo-FIBSEM. Bronwyn Lucas
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
biochemistry, biophysics, Structural Biology
Evan Miller Evan Miller
Dept of Chemistry
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
biochemistry, biophysics, Structural Biology
Alanna Schepartz Alanna Schepartz
Dept of Chemistry
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
chemical biology, synthetic biology, organic chemistry, biophysics
Prof. Karthik Shekhar Karthik Shekhar
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
computational biology and genomics, neuroscience, biophysics, soft matter
Boubacar Kante Boubacar Kante
Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)
optoelectronics, quantum optics, optimization, Antennas, Biophysics and Sensing
Ahmet Yildiz Ahmet Yildiz
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Physics
single molecule biophysics, molecular motors, intracellular transport, microtubules
Dan Fletcher holding equipment Daniel Fletcher
Dept of Bioengineering
bioengineering, optical and force microscopy, microfabrication, biophysics, mechanical properties of cells
Streets in his Stanley Hall Laboratory. Photo credit: Michelle Tran Aaron Streets
Dept of Bioengineering
bioengineering, computational biology, biophysics, data science, microfluidics, microscopy, genomics
Na Ji image Na Ji
Dept of Neuroscience
Dept of Physics
neuroscience, microscopy techniques, in vivo imaging, biophotonics, biophysics, adaptive optics, optics
Professor Ahmad Omar sitting in front of a glass whiteboard marked with equations related to his research. Ahmad Omar
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering
statistical mechanics, active matter, biophysics, physical chemistry, polymer science, directed self-assembly
bW head shot Teresa Head-Gordon
Dept of Chemistry
theoretical chemistry, Computational chemistry, machine learning, chemical physics, biophysics, biomolecules, materials, catalysis, computational science
Naomi Ginsberg photo 2026 Naomi Ginsberg
Dept of Chemistry
Dept of Physics
condensed matter physics and material science, physical chemistry, statistical mechanics, biophysics, atomic molecular and optical physics
Gary Karpen Gary Karpen
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
gene expression, cell biology, chromosome structure and function, drosophila melanogaster, centromere identity and function, biophysics, condensed phases
Robert Zucker Robert S. Zucker
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
Dept of Neuroscience
synaptic transmission, cellular neurophysiology: synaptic biophysics, properties of neural circuits, photolysis, vital dyes of vesicle membrane, electrophysiological techniques, neuromodulator
Eva Nogales in lab Eva Nogales
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
cryo-EM, biochemistry, complex biological assemblies, structure and regulation of the cytoskeleton, microtubule dynamics, human transcriptional initiation machinery, epigenetics, gene silencing, biophysics
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