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Welcome to Maria Kurnikova's research group!
Written by Kolya   
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Our research is in the area of computational chemistry and biophysics. We are particularly interested in understanding the work of membrane proteins and ion channels. Our goal is to understand and predict structure-function relationships in these proteins associated with ligand binding, gating of channels and mechanisms of selectivity and mobility in confined environment of the channel.

In many protein systems and complexes protein flexibility and rigidity play an important role in inducing functionally important movements and conformational transitions. In other cases small fluctuations of protein atoms, due to thermal noise, create a conducive environment for initiation of functionally significant rearrangements of atoms. We apply a range of methods and models of computational chemistry and biology to characterize dynamics of proteins in a wide spatial and temporal scale.
 
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