Cholesterol, an important fat molecule, regulates the structure and function of many membrane proteins. Computational studies of protein-cholesterol interactions have been long impeded by the slow dynamics of lipids like cholesterol. In a recent paper, Resource researchers report a new generation of an accelerated membrane model (HMMM) in which cholesterol can be included. Utilizing NAMD and in-house Tcl scripts with VMD, the new model successfully identifies cholesterol binding sites on proteins and captures detailed lipid interactions in agreement with experimental data.