TCBG Seminar
Atomic-Resolution Model Building and Simulation of the Entire Influenza Virion Coat Tweet
Dr.
Jacob Durrant
Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California @ San Diego
La Jolla, CA
Friday, September 26, 2014
2:00 pm (CT)
2269 Beckman Institute
Abstract
I recently constructed an atomic-resolution model (~210 million atoms) of the entire influenza coat based on cryoelectron microscopy data. This presentation will describe both the construction of the model, as well as preliminary efforts and challenges related to its simulation.