computational biology

• Atomic-level modeling of biological macromolecules – Energy functions and their relationship to molecular conformation – Molecular dynamics simulation – Protein structure prediction – Protein design – Ligand docking • Coarser-level modeling and imaging-based methods – Fourier transforms and convolution – Image analysis – Microscopy – X-ray crystallography – Cryoelectron microscopy – Diffusion and cellular-level simulation • Recurring themes