| Carlos Bustamante | |
| Born | 1951 Lima, Peru |
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| Residence | U.S. |
| Nationality | U.S. |
| Fields | Biophysics |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Alma mater | Cayetano Heredia University, University of California, Berkeley |
| Doctoral advisor | Ignacio Tinoco, Jr. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Biophysics (also biological physics) is an Interdisciplinary Science that employs and develops theories and methods of the Physical sciences for The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Cayetano Heredia University ( Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) or simply Cayetano Heredia) is a Private university located in Lima The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement |
| Known for | Biophysics of DNA and protein |
Carlos José Bustamante (born 1951 in Lima, Peru) is an American scientist. Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) is a Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known Proteins are large Organic compounds made of Amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together by Peptide bonds between the Carboxyl Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A scientist, in the broadest sense refers to any person that engages in a systematic activity to acquire Knowledge or an individual that engages in such practices He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS is a corporation in the United States whose members serve Pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science
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Biography
Bustamante is professor of molecular and cell biology, physics, and chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, a position he has held since 1998. The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies Molecular biology is the study of Biology at a molecular level Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley He received his B. S. degree from Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, his masters in biochemistry from San Marcos University, and his Ph. Cayetano Heredia University ( Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) or simply Cayetano Heredia) is a Private university located in Lima Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes in living Organisms It deals with the Structure and function of cellular components such as Major National University of Saint Mark (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos UNMSM is a public university in Lima, Peru. D. degree in biophysics from UC Berkeley, where he studied with Ignacio Tinoco, Jr. Biophysics (also biological physics) is an Interdisciplinary Science that employs and develops theories and methods of the Physical sciences for As a postdoctoral fellow at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Bustamante studied with Marc Maestre. The Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ( LBNL) is a U Before moving to Berkeley, he was an HHMI investigator at the University of Oregon. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI is a United States Non-profit medical Research institute based in Chevy Chase Maryland The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States.
Research focus
Carlos Bustamante uses novel methods of single-molecule visualization, such as scanning force microscopy, to study the structure and function of nucleoprotein assemblies. A single-molecule experiment investigates the properties of a single individual Molecule that can be isolated or distinguished for the purpose of an experiment or analysis A nucleoprotein is any Protein which is structurally associated with Nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) His laboratory is developing methods of single-molecule manipulation, such as optical tweezers, to characterize the elasticity of DNA, to induce the mechanical unfolding of individual protein molecules, and to investigate the machine-like behavior of molecular motors. An optical tweezer is a scientific instrument that uses a focused Laser beam to provide an attractive or repulsive force (typically on the order of pico Newtons) depending Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) is a Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known Proteins are large Organic compounds made of Amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together by Peptide bonds between the Carboxyl In Chemistry, a molecule is defined as a sufficiently stable electrically neutral group of at least two Atoms in a definite arrangement held together by
Positions
- Research Assistant, UC Berkeley (1976-1981)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, UC Berkeley (1981-1982)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of New Mexico (1982-1986)
- Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of New Mexico (1986-1989)
- Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of New Mexico (1989-1990)
- Professor of Chemistry and Member of the Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon (1991-1998)
- Professor in Molecular and Cell Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, UC Berkeley (1998-present)
Fellowships and Awards
- Kellogg Foundation scholarship during the Master in Biochemistry (1973-1975)
- Fullbright Commission and Institute of International Education Fellow (1975-1976)
- Abraham Rosenberg scholarship, UC Berkeley (1975-1976)
- Searle Scholar (1984)
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow (1985)
- Presidential Lecturer in Chemistry, University of New Mexico (1986)
- State of New Mexico Eminent Scholar (1989)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator (1994-1998, 2000)
- Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (1995)
- Member of the Science Advisory Board of the Searle Scholars Program (1997-2000)
External links
- Bustamante won the Southern Peru 2004 Award
- The Bustamante Lab Home Page at University of California, Berkeley
- Carlos Bustamantes's Deparment of Chemistry Faculty Home Page, University of California at Berkeley
- Carlos Bustamante at Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Protein Wizard: America's Best Science & Medicine CNN/Time
- San Marcos University
- Cayetano Heredia University
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| NAME | Bustamante, Carlos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American biophysicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lima, Peru |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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