Carlos Bustamente was born in Lima, Peru in 1951. He graduated with a BA from Universidad Peruana Cayteno Heredo in biology and then continued on to receive his Masters in biochemistry at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Mareos. He also received his PhD in biophysics from UC-Berkeley, where he is now teaching physics, chemistry, molecular biology and cell biology. Dr. Bustamente has attended several universities and has three labs named after him, because of his research.
Dr. Bustamente works on the physical force behind the functioning and replication of DNA molecules. By using atomic force microscopes and laser tweezers, he and his research group have explained the delicate operations of DNA molecules. He is currently furthering his research at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, where he studies single molecule manipulation.
Carlos Bustamente was elected as an APS Fellow in 1995 and received the Rich-Meyer award in 2005. He is also a member of the National Academy of Science. He is an amazing physicist and is making discoveries that will further science for the entire world.
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