Building Collaborations: Lorenz Lab Visits SDSU
Kicked off the new semester at SDSU by hosting Prof. Chris Lorenz (King’s College London) and his postdoc Dr. Fran Thomas for a week of collaboration on our AFOSR project, “Elucidating the Intrinsically Disordered State, Supramolecular Assembly and Protein Condensates in Natural Materials Formation.”Even in the hectic first week of classes, Chris and Fran made a big impact:Chris delivered a fantastic seminar, “Peptide and Protein Interactions Across Scales: Molecular Dynamics Perspectives from Antimicrobial Assemblies to Neuroimmune Signaling and Biomaterials.”They worked closely with my postdocs and PhD students — going beyond the basics to tackle the advanced aspects of molecular dynamics simulations and analysis that are critical for our research.We had in-depth group and one-on-one discussions on ongoing and future directions, building on our strong history of co-authored papers and manuscripts under review.A great way to launch the semester — grateful for the chance to strengthen our SDSU–King’s College London collaboration and excited about the discoveries ahead! ...
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