The Molecular Biophysics Unit (MBU) at the Indian Institute of Science was established in 1971

The Unit is currently engaged in frontline research in contemporary Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology.

Courses offered

Courses offered during August Term

MB 201 (AUG) 2:0
Introduction to Biophysical Chemistry
RAGHAVAN VARADARAJAN
Basic thermodynamics, ligand binding and co-operativity in biological systems, kinetics, diffusion and sedimentation.

MB 204 (AUG) 3:0
Molecular Spectroscopy and its Biological Applications
SIDDHARTHA P. SARMA AND MAHAVIR SINGH

MB 205 (AUG) 2:0
Introduction to X-ray Crystallography.
M. VIJAYAN and K. SUGUNA

MB 206 (AUG) 3:0
Conformational and Structural aspects of biopolymers.
M. BANSAL, S. VISHVESHWARA AND N. SRINIVASAN

MB 207 (AUG) 2:0
DNA-Protein interaction, Regulation of gene expression, Nanobiology.
DIPANKAR CHATTERJI

MB 209 (AUG) 2:0
Cellular Neurophysiology
S. K. SIKDAR AND RISHIKESH NARAYANAN

Courses offered during January Term

MB 301 (JAN) 2:0
Protein Structure, Folding and Design.
P. BALARAM

MB 302 (JAN) 3:0
Macromolecular Crystallography.
M.R.N. MURTHY

MB 303 (JAN) 3:0
Elements of Structural Biology.
B. GOPAL

MB 305 (JAN) 3:0
Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy.
SIDDHARTHA P. SARMA

MB 208 (JAN) 3:1
Theoretical and computational neuroscience
RISHIKESH NARAYANAN AND ARUN SRIPATI

MB 210 (JAN) 2:0
Peptides and Drug-Design
JAYANTA CHATTERJEE

DB 201 (JAN) 3:0
Mathematics and Statistics for biologists.
N.SRINIVASAN , N.V.JOSHI AND K.SEKAR

Areas Of Research-

Protein folding and dynamics
Lectins and lectin-carbohydrate interaction
Peptide synthesis and design
X-ray crystallography of proteins and viruses
Computer modelling and dynamics of biological molecules
Theoretical studies on the conformation of peptides and proteins
Conformational analysis of nucleic acids
DNA-protein interactions
Unusual DNA structures and control of transcription
Ionophores and drugs and their interaction with membranes
Genome organization
Synthetic protein design and protein engineering
Ionic channels and electrophysiology
Membrane channel forming peptides

Contact-

Molecular Biophysics Unit
Division of Biological Sciences
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore - 560012, INDIA
Telephone : 2293 2459
Fax (MBU Office) : 2360 0535
Fax (IISc) : 2360 0683