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Section Board for 'Biochemistry, Biophysics and Computational Biology' (29)
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Department of Chemistry, Oden Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
Interests: computer simulations; computational biophysics; membranes; membrane permeation; conformational transitions of proteins; molecular dynamics; reaction pathways; long time dynamics; RNA folding
* Computational Biophysics and Biochemistry
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Interests: computer simulations; computational biophysics; membranes; membrane permeation; conformational transitions of proteins; molecular dynamics; reaction pathways; long time dynamics; RNA folding
* Computational Biophysics and Biochemistry
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Life: Computational Modeling of Kinetics in Biological Systems

Center for Innovative Drug Discovery, Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
Interests: intercellular communication; gap junctions in cancer, deafness and endometriosis; ion channel structure and function
* Biochemical Mechanisms and Structural Biology
Interests: intercellular communication; gap junctions in cancer, deafness and endometriosis; ion channel structure and function
* Biochemical Mechanisms and Structural Biology

School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Interests: proteostasis; translation regulation; cataract; mRNA decay; creatine kinase
Interests: proteostasis; translation regulation; cataract; mRNA decay; creatine kinase

College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Interests: motor; microtubule; mitosis; modeling; microtubule-associated protein; microtubule dynamics
Interests: motor; microtubule; mitosis; modeling; microtubule-associated protein; microtubule dynamics

1. Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
2. Institute of Animal Cell Technology und Systems Biology, 1190 Wien, Austria
Interests: biotechnology; HIV research; chemical biology; biochemistry; cell biology; bioprocess technology; medical biotechnology
2. Institute of Animal Cell Technology und Systems Biology, 1190 Wien, Austria
Interests: biotechnology; HIV research; chemical biology; biochemistry; cell biology; bioprocess technology; medical biotechnology

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Interests: cell-cell; cell-matrix junctions; focal adhesions; cytoskeleton; signal transduction; tensin; animal models for human diseases
Interests: cell-cell; cell-matrix junctions; focal adhesions; cytoskeleton; signal transduction; tensin; animal models for human diseases
Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
Interests: transcription; signalling; transport; protein folding and aggregation; metal toxicity; metal resistance; yeast; arsenic; cadmium
Interests: transcription; signalling; transport; protein folding and aggregation; metal toxicity; metal resistance; yeast; arsenic; cadmium

Division of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea
Interests: cancer; ageing; autophagy; natural products; coronavirus
Interests: cancer; ageing; autophagy; natural products; coronavirus

Graduate School of Bio-Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
Interests: ion channels; signal transduction; alternative splicing
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Interests: ion channels; signal transduction; alternative splicing
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: lipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency; α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex; protein structure; multienzyme complexes; NMR spectroscopy; X-ray crystallography; cryo-EM; molecular enzymology
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Interests: lipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency; α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex; protein structure; multienzyme complexes; NMR spectroscopy; X-ray crystallography; cryo-EM; molecular enzymology
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Special Issue in
Life: Current Approaches in Molecular Enzymology

German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, 53127 Bonn, Germany
Interests: epigenetics; DNA methylation; molecular pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders; neuropharmacology; parkinson's disease
Interests: epigenetics; DNA methylation; molecular pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders; neuropharmacology; parkinson's disease

Department of Biotechnologies, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of SS. Cyril and Methodius, 91701 Trnava, Slovakia
Interests: medicinal chemistry; computer drug design; biosensors; medicinal biotechnology
Interests: medicinal chemistry; computer drug design; biosensors; medicinal biotechnology

Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: molecular mechanisms of adaptation to extreme environments; signal transduction
Interests: molecular mechanisms of adaptation to extreme environments; signal transduction

1. Institute of Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, Austria
2. Department of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Interests: biomechanics; mechanobiology; soft biological tissues; blood vessels; continuum mechanics; constitutive modeling; growth and remodeling; finite element methods; fracture; material failure
2. Department of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Interests: biomechanics; mechanobiology; soft biological tissues; blood vessels; continuum mechanics; constitutive modeling; growth and remodeling; finite element methods; fracture; material failure

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy
Interests: voltage-dependent anion-selective channel; mRNA; mitochondrial genes; protein-protein Interaction; porins
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Interests: voltage-dependent anion-selective channel; mRNA; mitochondrial genes; protein-protein Interaction; porins
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Nice Institute of Chemistry, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, 06100 Nice, France
Interests: chemistry of nucleic acids; synthesis of bioactive molecules; chemobiology; resistance mechanisms in oncology; cancer stem cells; small molecules therapy; fluorescence labelling
Interests: chemistry of nucleic acids; synthesis of bioactive molecules; chemobiology; resistance mechanisms in oncology; cancer stem cells; small molecules therapy; fluorescence labelling

Department of Physics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC 22001, Canada
Interests: ion channels; voltage-gating; fluorescence spectroscopy; structure-function relations of membrane proteins
Interests: ion channels; voltage-gating; fluorescence spectroscopy; structure-function relations of membrane proteins

Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3M2, Canada
Interests: physico-chemical properties of proteins and nucleic acids; protein and nucleic acid recognition events; noncanonical nucleic acid structures; thermodynamics; solvation; volumetric properties of biological systems; optical spectroscopy
Interests: physico-chemical properties of proteins and nucleic acids; protein and nucleic acid recognition events; noncanonical nucleic acid structures; thermodynamics; solvation; volumetric properties of biological systems; optical spectroscopy

Diabetes - Islet Cell Exocytosis, Lund University, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
Interests: functional genomics; cell and molecular biology; bioinformatics and systems biology; endocrinology and diabetes; non-coding RNA; biomarker discovery; RNA therapeutics
Interests: functional genomics; cell and molecular biology; bioinformatics and systems biology; endocrinology and diabetes; non-coding RNA; biomarker discovery; RNA therapeutics

Department of Physics, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munchen, Germany
Interests: non-equilibrium physics of prebiotic evolution; biophysics of bacteria; quantitative biology
Interests: non-equilibrium physics of prebiotic evolution; biophysics of bacteria; quantitative biology

Faculty of Science, Physics and Astronomy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Interests: biophysics; photosynthesis; light-harvesting; primary photosynthetic reactions; energy transfer; electron transfe; ultrafast spectroscopy; spectroscopy; quantum biology; single molecule biophysics
Interests: biophysics; photosynthesis; light-harvesting; primary photosynthetic reactions; energy transfer; electron transfe; ultrafast spectroscopy; spectroscopy; quantum biology; single molecule biophysics

Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, 60121 Ancona, Italy
Interests: molecular biophysics; structural properties of biological molecules and systems; lipid membrane; lipid non lamellar systems; lipid nanoparticles; hydrogels; G-quadruplex; DNA/RNA; nucleic acid origami; lyotropic systems; soft condensed biological matter; proteins in solution (including structure, dynamics, interactions and conformational changes); membrane proteins; X-ray diffraction; in-solution small-angle X-ray scattering; neutron scattering; small-angle neutron scattering; AFM; light scattering; large scale facility; synchrotron; neutron sources
Interests: molecular biophysics; structural properties of biological molecules and systems; lipid membrane; lipid non lamellar systems; lipid nanoparticles; hydrogels; G-quadruplex; DNA/RNA; nucleic acid origami; lyotropic systems; soft condensed biological matter; proteins in solution (including structure, dynamics, interactions and conformational changes); membrane proteins; X-ray diffraction; in-solution small-angle X-ray scattering; neutron scattering; small-angle neutron scattering; AFM; light scattering; large scale facility; synchrotron; neutron sources

Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Interests: computational biophysics; molecular dynamics simulations; multi-scale modeling; virus structure and dynamics; membrane biophysics; peptide-membrane interactions; protein dynamics
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Interests: computational biophysics; molecular dynamics simulations; multi-scale modeling; virus structure and dynamics; membrane biophysics; peptide-membrane interactions; protein dynamics
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Viruses: Virus Maturation

Department of FB 4 Physik, University of Osnabruck, 49074 Osnabruck, Germany
Interests: biophysics; bioinformatics; bioenergetics; molecular evolution; comparative genomics
Interests: biophysics; bioinformatics; bioenergetics; molecular evolution; comparative genomics

Department of Functional Sciences, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
Interests: biophysical theory and modeling; multicellular self-assembly; three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting; tissue engineering
Interests: biophysical theory and modeling; multicellular self-assembly; three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting; tissue engineering

School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Queensland, 4000 Brisbane, Australia
Interests: mathematical and computational cell biology; tissue modeling; bio-mechanics of cells; nonlinear dynamics; pattern formation; complex systems; fluid dynamics; mixing and turbulence
Interests: mathematical and computational cell biology; tissue modeling; bio-mechanics of cells; nonlinear dynamics; pattern formation; complex systems; fluid dynamics; mixing and turbulence

Department of of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Interests: biological membranes; sphingolipids signaling in cancers; host cell lipid metabolism; lipid-binding proteins
Interests: biological membranes; sphingolipids signaling in cancers; host cell lipid metabolism; lipid-binding proteins

Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, 00163 Roma, Italy
Interests: parkinson’s disease; neurobiology; neurobiology; aging; neurodegenerative diseases; movement disorders
Interests: parkinson’s disease; neurobiology; neurobiology; aging; neurodegenerative diseases; movement disorders

School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Interests: single molecule force spectroscopy; protein evolution; molecular simulation; astropharmacy; astromedicine
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Interests: single molecule force spectroscopy; protein evolution; molecular simulation; astropharmacy; astromedicine
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Special Issue in
Life: 10th Anniversary of Life—Recent Advances in Biophysics