Theory and Simulation Studies in Biophysics

Presentations

• A review of the mechanisms for mutation in the biosynthesis of HBB hemoglobin subunit beta. Our AI simulation model and GPScanner search engine evaluate the data in support of improved treatment of disease

  Oral-Virtual

  March 16, 2026, 10:30 AM – March 16, 2026, 10:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Robert Goshen

    • Goshen & Papernick Incorporated

  Authors

  • Robert Goshen

    • Goshen & Papernick Incorporated

  • Harriet Papernick

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• Molecular Dynamics Simulation Analysis of P12 Peptide Interaction with a Hydrophobic, Carbon Fluoride Surface

  Oral-Virtual

  March 16, 2026, 10:42 AM – March 16, 2026, 10:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Audrey Huang

    • Woodbridge High School

  Authors

  • Audrey Huang

    • Woodbridge High School

  • Katelyn Deng

    • Connecting Waters Charter School East Bay

  • Nabila Jaman Tripti

  • Bernard Essuman

  • Yuefan Deng

  • Miriam Rafailovich

    • Stonybook University

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• Multiscale Chiral Zeros in Protein Structures

  Oral-Virtual

  March 16, 2026, 10:54 AM – March 16, 2026, 11:06 AM

  Publication: Moudgal, N.; Ma, J.; Emre, E. S. T.; Kotov, N. A. Multiscale Chiral Zeros in Biomolecules. In Review.

  Presenters

  • Neel Moudgal

    • University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Neel Moudgal

    • University of Michigan

  • Jessica Ma

  • Sumerya Emre

  • Nicholas Kotov

    • University of Michigan

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• Identification of Novel Inhibitors Targeting Membrane-Bound MAO-B and COMT: A Molecular Docking and Dynamics Study

  Oral-Virtual

  March 16, 2026, 11:06 AM – March 16, 2026, 11:18 AM

  Presenters

  • Gulsah Gul

    • Koc University

  Authors

  • Gulsah Gul

    • Koc University

  • Tuana Yaman

  • Abdulah Gamal

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• Quantum-Mechanical Basis for Genomic Mutation Pathways: Comparative Analysis of Human and Bat Enzyme Motifs in SARS-CoV-2 Spike Emergence

  Oral-Virtual

  March 16, 2026, 11:18 AM – March 16, 2026, 11:30 AM

  Publication: None.

  Presenters

  • Yoshio Matsuki

    • National University of Ukraine Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

  Authors

  • Yoshio Matsuki

    • National University of Ukraine Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

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• Modeling the E. coli σ^E network reveals context-dependent feedback sign and kinetic constraints in the envelope stress response

  Oral-Virtual

  March 16, 2026, 11:30 AM – March 16, 2026, 11:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Cristina Palma

    • Rice University

  Authors

  • Cristina Palma

    • Rice University

  • Natalie Allen

  • Martynas Basevicius

  • Ha Do

  • Kevin Li

  • Daniel Haller

  • Anna Konovalova

  • Oleg Igoshin

    • Rice Univ

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• Principles of Client Enrichment Through Scaffold–Client Interactions in Biomolecular Condensates

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 11:42 AM – March 16, 2026, 11:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Aishani Ghosal

    • Washington University, St. Louis

  Authors

  • Aishani Ghosal

    • Washington University, St. Louis

  • Lindsay Case

  • Trevor GrandPre

    • Washington University in St. Louis

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• Force-free cell and cluster migration driven by cortical actomyosin flow

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 11:54 AM – March 16, 2026, 12:06 PM

  Publication: Sato K (2023), A cell membrane model that reproduces cortical flow-driven cell migration and collective movement. Front. Cell Dev. Biol. 11: 1126819.

  Presenters

  • Katsuhiko Sato

    • University of Toyama

  Authors

  • Katsuhiko Sato

    • University of Toyama

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• Simulation Framework for Capturing Simultaneous Folding and Complexation in Autonomous Ribogenesis

  Oral-Virtual

  March 16, 2026, 12:06 PM – March 16, 2026, 12:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Harnoor Singh Sachar

    • University of Missouri-Columbia

  Authors

  • Harnoor Singh Sachar

    • University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Vishal Sankar Sivasankar

    • University of Missouri

  • Jialun Wang

  • Roseanna Zia

    • University of Missouri

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• Classical and Quantum Design of Binding Peptides Targeting Superoxide Dismutase 1 for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Treatment

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 12:18 PM – March 16, 2026, 12:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Armita Ahmed

    • Scarsdale High School

  Authors

  • Armita Ahmed

    • Scarsdale High School

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