Biochemistry

	Mechanism and kinetics of action of amphipathic defense peptides: how antimicrobial peptides and bacterial toxins attack their target cells. Understanding biological membrane function: domain formation in fluid phospholipid membranes. Cooperative magnification of small protein-lipid interactions and their functional consequences
Dr. Paulo Almeida

	Function and specificity of antimicrobial and cytotoxic peptides. Movement of charged peptides across hydrophobic barriers. Structure of bacterial membranes
Dr. Antje Almeida

	Chemical modification of signal transduction proteins Crystallization of proteins Synthesis of inhibitors against enzymes involved in amino acid biosynthesis Testing of biodiesel
Dr. Chris Halkides

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry