genome replication and maintenance • transcription • RNA splicing • protein synthesis and folding • protein sorting • protein structure and design • macromolecular machines • enzymology • metalloproteins • metabolism • molecular modeling • signal transduction • drug design • glycobiology
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology
Faculty Spotlight
Maurice Fox
Professor EmeritusMaurice Fox was instrumental in creating and revising several courses within the department — including 7.50 (Methods and Logic in Molecular Biology) and 7.03 (Genetics) — and studied DNA mutations and recombination before retiring.
