Our NIH-supported predoctoral training program in
Molecular Biophysics (MBTP) at Texas A&M University
provides comprehensive and challenging
graduate training in molecular biophysics.

Twenty faculty from five departments (Biochemistry and Biophysics, Chemistry, Medical Biochemistry & Genetics, Biology and Computer Science) form a highly cohesive and interdisciplinary group with expertise that spans a wide range of methodologies and biological systems, from biophysical chemistry and biomolecular spectroscopy to structural and computational biology.

MB training faculty interests span single molecules to multicomponent assemblies, proteins to nucleic acids, thermodynamics to kinetics, and soluble to membrane-bound systems. This highlights the breadth of graduate training opportunities in Molecular Biophysics at Texas A&M University.

Students who enter the MBTP may choose a research advisor from any one of the MB training faculty, regardless of his or her departmental affiliation. Students will have an opportunity to apply biophysical approaches in the following research areas:

Bioinformatics and proteomicsCircadian clocksComputational and systems biology
Drug discoveryEnzyme mechanisms and allosteryMacromolecular assemblies
Mass spectrometry and ion chemistryMetals in biologyMicrofluidics
Protein misfolding in human diseaseProtein sorting and trafficking
Protein synthesis and ribosomal recodingRNA structure and folding
Structural immunologyStructural biology of infectious disease

Students interested in the MBTP should apply for one of the limited number of fellowships available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. We strongly encourage any interested and eligible applicant to apply for an MB fellowship when they apply for admission to the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics or the Department of Chemistry.