The Center for Supramolecular Studies, includes faculty members and post-doctoral research associates from the Departments of Physics and Chemistry. An active interdisciplinary program in experimental and computational biophysics, bio-physical-chemistry, and biochemistry is pursued within the center and in collaboration with scientists at other national and international institutions. Research is supported by individual faculty research grants from NIH and institutional grants. These grants support post-doctoral positions and student involvement in research. For more information click, where applicable, on the names below. At present, the research group includes, Faculty Members Dr. Barney L Bales, Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy Dr. Donald Jacobs, Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy Dr. Joseph Hajdu, Professor, Department of Chemistry Dr. Miroslav Peric, Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy Dr. Radha Ranganathan, Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy Post-Doctoral Research Associates Dr. Nelly Bibak, Department of Chemistry Dr. Sargis Dallakyan, Department of Physics & Astronomy Dr. Carolina, Vautier-Giongo, Department of Physics & Astronomy Visiting Scientists Dr. Mahboob Mohammad, from HEJ Research Institute, Karachi, Pakistan, Department of Chemistry Dr. Gregory Wood, Visiting Research Scientist, Department of Physics & Astronomy Dr. Raoul Zana, from Institut Charles Chadron, CNRS, Strasbourg, France, fall 2002. External Funding Investigators: Barney L Bales and Joseph Hajdu Agency: National Institute of Health Title: Organization of phospholipids in micelles Duration: 2001-05 Amount: $ 1,218,624 Grants Investigator: Donald Jacobs 1. Agency: National Institute of Health Title: Dihedral-angle characterization of conformational flexibility in protein structure Duration: 2002-05 Amount: $ 368,794 -- Includes support for 1 research associate, and consultant for bioinformatics and student (undergraduate or graduate) helpers. 2. Agency: Research Corporation Title: Dihedral Angle Characterization of Conformational Flexibility in Hinge-bending Proteins Deduced from Hydrogen Bond Interactions Duration: 2000-05 Amount: $ 31,218 -- Includes support for four undergraduate student summer stipends Employment Opportunity Post-Doctoral research associateship available in the field of biophysics / biophysical chemistry for work on micelle structure and properties, lipid hydrolysis by lipases and correlations between lipase activity and micelle properties. Send enquiries and application to radha.ranganathan@csun.edu. Please direct questions or comments regarding site content to Linda Gharakhanian. Last updated: November 23, 2003