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Student Profiles

Jared Smothers

“The Molecular Biophysics program culture is geared toward developing thoughtful, critical thinking scientists regardless of their specific scientific discipline or future career ambitions.”

Jared Smothers Research Topic: Cholesterol Organization in Plasma Membranes
Sofia Bali

“The Molecular Biophysics program's structure has allowed me to spend most of my time focused on my project, working in the lab, and learning the different techniques required for my research.”

Sofia Bali Research Topic: Protein Aggregation and Local Interactions in Disordered Proteins
Jesus Vega-Lugo

“The Molecular Biophysics Graduate Program is very collaborative and interdisciplinary. Students on the program work in a range of research areas from structural biology and microscopy to machine and deep learning.”

Jesus Vega-Lugo Research Topic: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2 (VEGFR2)