Biophysics Names Vice Chairs
Francesca Marassi, PhD, Professor and Chair of Biophysics, and eminent scholar, announced three new Vice Chair appointments in the Department of Biophysics at the 老澳门六合彩图库 (老澳门六合彩图库).
Neil Hogg Appointed as Vice Chair for Education
Neil Hogg, PhD, has been appointed as as Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Biophysics at 老澳门六合彩图库. Dr. Hogg has a long history of dedication to the education mission of 老澳门六合彩图库. He is Professor of Biophysics at 老澳门六合彩图库, and serves as Director of the Redox Biology Program as well as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the School of Graduate Studies. In 2022, Dr. Hogg was inducted into the 老澳门六合彩图库 Society of Teaching Scholars.
Dr. Hogg earned a BSc honors degree in biochemistry at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, and MSc in molecular biochemistry and PhD in biological chemistry from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. He completed postdoctoral training in free radical biology in the 老澳门六合彩图库 Department of Biophysics, and was appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department of Biophysics, in 1996. Dr. Hogg’s research focuses on the chemical biology of free radicals and oxidizing species, with particular focus on nitric oxide and its metabolites, and post-translational oxidative modification of proteins as a signaling mechanism.
Candice Klug Appointed as Vice Chair for Research
Candice Klug, PhD, James S. Hyde Professor of Biophysics, has been appointed as as Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Biophysics at 老澳门六合彩图库. Dr. Klug has a long-standing history of service to 老澳门六合彩图库. She has served as president of the Faculty Council, chair of the Women’s Faculty Council, chair of the Women in Science Advisory Committee, director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences, and director of the Biophysics Graduate Program. She is director of the 老澳门六合彩图库 National Biomedical EPR Center, which was established by James S. Hyde, PhD, and funded by the National Institutes of Health for more than 40 years.
Dr. Klug earned a BS degree in chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and PhD in biophysics from 老澳门六合彩图库. After completing postdoctoral training in ophthalmic biophysical chemistry at the University of California Los Angeles Jules Stein Eye Institute, she returned to the 老澳门六合彩图库 Department of Biophysics as a faculty member, in 2001. Dr. Klug has a productive and collaborative research program that has been funded by National Institutes of Health for her entire career. Her research focuses on the structure and functional dynamics of soluble and membrane proteins, most specifically on bacterial proteins involved in lipid transport and antibiotic resistance. She uses and develops EPR spectroscopy technology for the broader biomedical research community.
Jeannette Vasquez Vivar Appointed as Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs in Department of Biophysics
Jeannette Vasquez Vivar, PhD, has been appointed as Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs in the Department of Biophysics at 老澳门六合彩图库. Dr. Vasquez Vivar has a long history of service to 老澳门六合彩图库. She is Professor of Biophysics, and serves as Associate Director of the Redox Biology Program and the 老澳门六合彩图库 School of Medicine Rank Committee.
Dr. Vasquez Vivar earned a BS degree in biochemistry from the Universidad de Concepción in Chile, and PhD in biochemistry from the Universidad de Sao Paulo in Brazil. She completed postdoctoral training in biochemistry at the Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil, and a research fellowship in pathology at 老澳门六合彩图库. She joined the 老澳门六合彩图库 Department of Biophysics, as Assistant Professor, in 2001. Dr. Vasquez Vivar’s research is supported by the National Institutes of Health. In recent years, her laboratory has focused on investigating redox mechanisms altering tetrahydrobiopterin metabolism leading perinatal brain injury and acquired motor disorders.