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Interdisciplinary, Dynamic,
& Innovative Science
Understanding fundamental biological processes at the
molecular and cellular levels
Interdisciplinary, Dynamic,
& Innovative Science
Understanding fundamental biological processes at the
molecular and cellular levels
Interdisciplinary, Dynamic,
& Innovative Science
Understanding fundamental biological processes at the
molecular and cellular levels
Interdisciplinary, Dynamic,
& Innovative Science
Understanding fundamental biological processes at the
molecular and cellular levels
Interdisciplinary, Dynamic,
& Innovative Science
Understanding fundamental biological processes at the
molecular and cellular levels
Interdisciplinary, Dynamic,
& Innovative Science
Understanding fundamental biological processes at the
molecular and cellular levels
Interdisciplinary, Dynamic,
& Innovative Science
Understanding fundamental biological processes at the
molecular and cellular levels
APPLICATION DEADLINES: Ph.D. - December 1, 2026 | MS - February 15, 2027
Michigan State University
Host: Carol Teschke
Deciphering virus entry mechanisms: from bacteriophages to giant viruses
I will present biochemistry, genetics and structural data underlying mechanisms of viral host recognition and entry for bacteriophages and giant viruses
Kevin Boyd
NVIDIA
Host: Eric may
Multi-Scale Computational Drug Discovery on GPUs: from Cheminformatics to Protein Structures
We accelerate this process at multiple steps: reimplementing traditional tools on GPUs for orders-of-magnitude speedups,researching novel machine-learning approaches to optimize candidate selection, enable new chemical space, protein space exploration.
May Lab:
Enhancing the Membrane Destabilization Capacity of DNA–Surfactant Conjugates for Improved Cytosolic Delivery of Nucleic Acids
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces
Klassen/Alexandrescu Labs:
Ant abaecin-2 is a context-dependent copper-binding effector that can be either inhibitory or protective.
RSC Chem Bio
May Lab:
Structure-based simulations of the full Flock House virus capsid reveal pathways and energetics of infection-critical peptide externalization
Biophysical Journal
Alexandrescu Lab:
High-pH NMR to identify macromolecular hydrogen-bonds and foldons
J. Am. Chem. Soc.
Nyholm Lab:
A mother’s gift: Provisioning of plastid-derived structures into eggs promotes invertebrate development and dispersal
PLoS Bio
Campellone Lab:
Autophagosome turnover requires Arp2/3 complex-mediated maintenance of lysosomal integrity
MBoC
Nyholm Lab:
Rapid mid-Cretaceous diversification of squid and cuttlefish preceded radiation into coastal niches
Nat Ecol Evol
Alexandrescu Lab:
Solution structure of the novel CH-domain zinc finger from the puberty regulator makorin-3
BBRC
Goldhamer Lab:
The role of muscle fascia in heterotopic ossification and maintenance of skeletal muscle integrity in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
Bone