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R. L. Juliano Structural Bioinformatics Core

Overview of Services

We provide consultations and collaborations on research studies requiring computational structural biology methods. The analyses available through the core are not limited to the study of static structures, but also include molecular dynamics studies for analyzing the contribution of dynamic and collective motions to macromolecular functionality. When experimental structures are not available, molecular modeling studies, whereby the structure of the protein of interest is predicted using known template structures, provide 3D atomic data. All of these analyses contribute to the development of hypotheses to be tested in the laboratory, and give insight into experimental data.

Services offered: Computational modeling and design of biomolecular complexes and interactions; Molecular Dynamics Simulations; Molecular Docking; Virtual Screening; Macromolecular Interactions; Sequence and Phylogenetic Analysis.

Leadership

Venkata Chirasani - Director

Location and hours of operation

Hours Location
Monday - Friday 3079 Genetic Medicine Building
9 AM - 6 PM CB # 7260
  120 Mason Farm Rd
  Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599-7260

Links and Resources

https://www.med.unc.edu/csb/sbi/

Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
Venkata Chirasani
Director
 

 
venkatr@med.unc.edu
 
GMB # 3079