252471 event 1383922767 1492118635 "The Effects of Lipid Composition in Protein Insertion and Function at the Inner and Outer Membranes"

James (JC) Gumbart, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Physics
Georgia Tech

JC Gumbart's lab is focused on understanding how proteins and other biological systems function at a molecular level.  To probe these systems, they carry out molecular dynamics simulations, modeling biological behavior one atom at a time.  The simulations serve as a "computational microscope" that permits glimpses into a cell's inner workings through the application of advanced software and high-powered supercomputers.  He is particularly interested in how bacteria utilize unique pathways to synthesize proteins and insert them into both the inner and outer membranes, how they import nutrients across two membranes, and how their cell walls provide shape and mechanical strength. 

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