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Computational Structural Biology
Research Mentors
Institution and Department
Research Focus
Ivet Bahar
Pitt – Computational Biology
Analytical models and computational methods for predicting the dynamics of large biomolecular systems and networks of proteins.
Carlos Camacho
Pitt – Computational Biology
Modeling of protein interactions; computational drug discovery
Chakra Chennubhotla
Pitt – Computational Biology
Research in spatial tumor biology and computational pathology.
Mary Hongying Cheng
Pitt – Computational Biology
Molecular mechanisms of ion channels and transporters, and regulation of protein functions by drugs, membrane lipids and regulatory proteins.
Lillian Chong
Pitt – Chemistry
Molecular simulations to characterize the pathways and kinetics of long-timescale biological processes, including coupled protein folding and binding processes.
Rob Coalson
Pitt – Chemistry, Physics, and the Center for Molecular and Materials Simulations
Computational approaches to study ion channel gating and transport.
Jacob D. Durrant
Pitt – Biology
Computational structural biology, computer-aided drug design.
Pei Tang
Pitt – Structural Biology
Action of low-affinity drugs (general anesthetics and alcohols) on neurotransmitter-gated receptor channels.