DNA Interactions with Drugs and Other Small Ligands. Single Molecule Approaches and Techniques

Authors

Marcio Santos Rocha Associate Professor, Laborat�rio de F�sica Biol�gica (Biological Physics Lab), Departamento de F�sica, Universidade Federal de Vi�osa (UFV), Brazil. The author graduated in Physics from the Federal University of Cear� (2001), Master in Physics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2004) and PhD in Physics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2008). Since 2008 he has been a professor in the Physics Department at the Federal University of Vi�osa (UFV) in Brazil. He has experience in the field of Experimental Physics, with an emphasis on "Biological Physics", "Optics Applied to Biological Systems" and "Optical Manipulation of Microsystems". He coordinates the Biological Physics Laboratory at UFV, implemented by the researcher at this institution. Website: http://www.lfb.ufv.br. In addition. he is currently the coordinator of the Graduate Program in Physics at UFV. He has published more than 50 research articles since 2004 in the fields of "DNA-ligand interactions� and "Optical trapping and manipulation of microsystems�.