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Carlos Bustamante (biophysicist)

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Carlos Bustamante
Born
Carlos José Bustamante

(1951-05-06) May 6, 1951 (age 73)
NationalityPeru, U.S.
Alma materCayetano Heredia University, National University of San Marcos, University of California, Berkeley
Known forBiophysics of DNA and protein
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsBiophysics
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisorIgnacio Tinoco, Jr.
Websitebustamante.berkeley.edu

Carlos José Bustamante (born 1951 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian-American scientist. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.[1]

Biography

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Carlos Bustamante is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator,[2] professor of molecular and cell biology, physics, and chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley,[3] and Biophysicist Faculty Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.[4]
Bustamante studied medicine at National University of San Marcos before discovering his true interest in biochemistry. He received his BSc from Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, his MSc 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

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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

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Fellowships and awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Carlos J. Bustamante". National Academy of Sciences.
  2. ^ "Carlos J. Bustamante, PhD". Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Carlos J. Bustamante". University of California Berkeley.
  4. ^ "Carlos Bustamante". Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
  5. ^ "APS Fellow Archive". aps.org. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  6. ^ "Max Delbruck Prize in Biological Physics".
  7. ^ "Alexander Hollaender Award in Biophysics". National Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  8. ^ "Doctor Honoris Causa para Carlos Bustamante Monteverde". National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  9. ^ Nair, Prashant; Vilcek, Jan (2012-04-01). "Gems from Distant Shores: The 2012 Vilcek Foundation Prizes". The FASEB Journal. 26 (4): 1361–1366. doi:10.1096/fj.12-0402ufm. ISSN 0892-6638. PMID 22467904. S2CID 42079568.
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