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Biomineralization and Biophysics

Peter Rez
Home Department - Physics
Areas of Study - Electron Microscopy and Theoretical Solid State Physics
Office - PSF 325
Phone - 4809656449
E-mail - Peter.Rez@asu.edu
Designation - Theoretical & Experimental

There are a number of projects which might be suitable for research rotations.
(1) Comparing protein structures from PDB for a protein found in a thermophile (organism that likes hot environments) to the structure of the same protein from other similar organisms. Perform flexibility analysis using FIRST or FRODA.
(2) Forces in Biomineralization. Estimation of the strength of bonding between biological macromolecules such as structured proteins (beta sheet configuration) or phospholipids and mineral surfaces from simple electrostatic considerations
(3) Theoretical investigation of amorphous precursor phases in calcite biomineralization (4) Theoretical investigation-- why are bone crystals nanocrystals