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Welcome
`whoami`
I am a postdoctoral researcher working with Simon Kasif at BU and Chris Bailey-Kellogg here at Dartmouth College. In May, 2008, I completed my PhD in theoretical biophysics. My dissertation supervisor was Vincent Hilser.
Current Research
I am presently using machine learning to determine if we can predict protein function from small molecule docking experiments. This is a new project.
Past Research
My previous research focused on the nature the protein fold through a statistical thermodynamic model. Biologists are well aware that proteins are highly dynamic macromolecules. Proteins are not static structures—they're dynamic species sampling a huge array of conformational states. We augmented current methods and produced new knowledge about proteins by considering them in this manner. For more information see Dr. Hilser's Publications or my dissertation.
PyMOL & The PyMOLWiki
I also spend a fair amount of my time working with the open-source molecular visualization program, PyMOL and the PyMOL support & documentation site I run, the PyMOLWiki. (The image in the title bar at the top of this page is DNA & was created in PyMOL.
