Nationality U.S. Fields Biophysics | Name Carlos Bustamante | |
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Institutions University of California, Berkeley Alma mater Cayetano Heredia University, National University of San Marcos, University of California, Berkeley Known for Biophysics of DNA and protein Notable awards Max Delbruck Prize (2002)
Alexander Hollaender Award in Biophysics (2004) Education National University of San Marcos, Cayetano Heredia University, University of California, Berkeley Similar People Ignacio Tinoco - Jr, Abra Brisbin, Taekjip Ha, Luis Walter Alvarez, J Robert Oppenheimer | ||
Residence United States of America Doctoral advisor Ignacio Tinoco, Jr. |
Carlos bustamante recipient of the 2012 vilcek prize in biomedical science
Carlos José Bustamante (born 1951 in Lima, Peru) is an American scientist. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
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- Carlos bustamante recipient of the 2012 vilcek prize in biomedical science
- Carlos bustamante stanford university big data in biomedicine conference
- Biography
- Research focus
- Positions
- Fellowships and awards
- References

Carlos bustamante stanford university big data in biomedicine conference
Biography

Bustamante is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator and professor of molecular and cell biology, physics, and chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, a position he has held since 1998. He received his BS from Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, his masters in biochemistry from National University of San Marcos in Lima, and his PhD in biophysics from UC Berkeley, where he studied with Ignacio Tinoco, Jr. As a postdoctoral fellow at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Bustamante studied with Marcos Maestre. Before moving to Berkeley, he was an HHMI investigator at the University of Oregon.
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. 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.
Positions
Fellowships and awards
