Students enrolled in a UW–Madison doctoral program can pursue a doctoral minor in biophysics. The doctoral minor offers substantial training in biophysics. A doctoral minor in biophysics can serve as supplement to training in a broad range of disciplines in which physics, physical chemistry, biology, and medicine intersect. The biophysics minor will give students a rigorous understanding of quantitative approaches to physical and chemical problems in the life sciences. Course offerings that provide pedagogical instruction to biophysics students serve as the basis for the biophysics minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| CHEM/BIOCHEM 665 | Biophysical Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 668 | Biophysical Spectroscopy | 2-3 |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Students choose one or more of the following or any course used to satisfy elective requirements for the Biophysics Ph.D.: | ||
| Protein and Enzyme Structure and Function | ||
| Prokaryotic Molecular Biology | ||
| Eukaryotic Molecular Biology | ||
| Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | ||
| Total Credits | 9-10 | |
Faculty Trainers:
Alessandro Senes – Program Director (Biochemistry) Website
Silvia Cavangerno – Program Assistant Director (Chemistry) Website
Paul Ahlquist (Oncology) Website
Tom Brunold (Chemistry) Website
Andrew Buller (Chemistry) Website
Mark Burkard (Medicine) Website
Briana Burton (Bacteriology) Website
Sam Butcher (Biochemistry) Website
Ed Chapman (Neuroscience) Website
Josh Coon (Chemistry) Website
Scott Coyle (Biochemistry) Website
Cindy Czajkowski (Neuroscience) Website
Katrina Forest (Bacteriology) Website
Sam Gellman (Chemistry) Website
Pupa Gilbert (Physics) Website
Randy Goldsmith (Chemistry) Website
Tim Grant (Biochemistry) Website
Aviad Hai (Biomedical Engineering) Website
Jeff Hardin (Zoology) Website
Katie Henzler-Wildman (Biochemistry) Website
Aaron Hoskins (Biochemistry) Website
Xuhui Huang (Chemistry) Website
Meyer Jackson (Neuroscience Department) Website
Jim Keck (Biomolecular Chemistry) Website
Robert Kirchdoerfer (Biochemistry) Website
Bob Landick (Biochemistry) Website
Ci Ji Lim (Biochemistry) Website
Megan McClean (Biomedical Engineering) Website
Matthew Merrins (Biomolecular Chemistry) Website
Jacob Notbohm (Engineering Physics) Website
Vatsan Raman (Biochemistry) Website
Ivan Rayment (Biochemistry) Website
Chad Rienstra (Biochemistry) Website
Gail Robertson (Neuroscience) Website
Phil Romero (Biochemistry) Website
Kris Saha (Biomedical Engineering) Website
David Schwartz (Chemistry) Website
Nate Sherer (Oncology) Website
Raunak Sinha (Neuroscience) Website
Melissa Skala (Biomedical Engineering) Website
Lloyd Smith (Chemistry) Website
Aussie Suzuki (Oncology) Website
Reid Van Lehn (Chemical and Biological Engineering) Website
Ophelia Venturelli (Biochemistry) Website
Amy Weeks (Biochemistry) Website
Liz Wright (Biochemistry) Website
Yongna Xing (Oncology): Website
John Yin (Chemical and Biological Engineering) Website
Martin Zanni (Chemistry) Website
Please consult our faculty trainer site as new faculty are added to the program each year.