Biophysics and Structural Studies are interdisciplinary fields incorporating the structure, functions and interactions of biologically important macromolecules. We utilize a variety of techniques to answer physiologically relevant questions, including X-ray crystallography, fluorescence imaging and spectroscopy, as well as a number of electrophysiological, biochemical and molecular biology-based approaches. The Department includes a number of internationally recognized researchers investigating cellular transport, excitation-contraction coupling, and synaptic transmission, to name a few.