AHPCRC Projects: Biological Sciences
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| Red blood cells and platelets in microcirculation | Antimicrobial peptide (coil) penetrates bacterial cell membrane | Virus protein structure model |
Biological Sciences
Designing new medical treatments and protecting soldiers from pathogenic agents requires an understanding of the many important changes that happen on a tiny scale—the scale of molecules, viruses, and sub-microscopic particles. Computer simulation is ideally suited for setting up realistic scenarios and studying the interplay of many factors. High performance computing can be used to model biological systems at the molecular level. The speed and capacity of massively parallel computers are key to simulating such real-world phenomena as blood cell flow through capillaries, structures of pathogenic virus particles, and the intelligent design of antimicrobial coatings.
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2–2: Micro- and Nanofluidic Simulations for BWA Sensing and Blood Additive Development Eric Shaqfeh (Stanford) |
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2–3: Design of Antimicrobial Peptides for Nano-engineered Active Coatings Eric Darve (Stanford) |
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2–4: Protein Structure Prediction for Virus Particles Enrico Pontelli (NMSU) |
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