Rising 3rd-year PMB student Elise White, in the Woodson Lab, was awarded the prestigious NIH F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Service Research Award (NRSA) predoctoral fellowship. The F31 fellowship will […]
Study Living Systems from Unique Perspectives
The Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics has a long tradition of excellence in research and teaching and of developing leaders in the scientific community.
- Degrees Offered BA, PhD
- Major Biophysics
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Undergraduate
Learn in state-of-the-art facilities at one of the first institutions in the country to establish biophysics as an independent discipline.
PhD Programs
Choose from the Program in Molecular Biophysics; Program in Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, and Biophysics; or the Jenkins Biophysics Program.
Faculty
Our faculty specialize in solving biological problems using a combination of chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, and computer science.
News & Announcements
Dr. Taylor Devlin Defends Thesis
The Thomas C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics is pleased to announce that on April 12th, Dr. Taylor Devlin of the Program for Molecular Biology, successfully defended her thesis: FkpA Comes […]
Stephen Fried Named Sloan Research Fellow
Dr. Stephen Fried, Assistant Professor, Departments of Chemistry and Biophysics, has been named a 2024 Sloan Research Fellow, a prestigious award celebrating rising stars in academia. Awarded annually since 1955 […]