BioSim Lab @ UB
Computational Modeling + Theory + Data Science
Welcome to the BioSim lab at the Department of Chemistry - University at Buffalo! Our team of researchers, led by Hung Nguyen, Ph.D., specializes in developing and applying computational methods & tools to study biological systems at the molecular level. By combining expertise in chemistry, biophysics, polymer physics & molecular biology, we aim to uncover the fundamental principles underlying the behavior of biomolecules, their interactions and functions. Our ultimate goal is to advance our understanding of biological processes and contribute to the development of new therapeutic approaches.
To learn more, check out our research and publications. We’re expanding our lab!!
contact us
nguyenh [at] buffalo.edu | |
+1 716 645 4166 | |
471 Natural Sciences Complex, Buffalo NY, 14260 |
news
Aug, 2024 | Hung gave a talk at ACS ‘24 Fall, Denver CO. It was nice to catch up with old friends & colleagues, and meet many new potential collaborators. |
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Aug, 2024 | Dibya joins us as the second postdoc in the lab Welcome! Looking forward to working with you! |
Jun, 2024 | Check out our new preprint on BioRxiv, which is a collaborative effort with the Trcek’s and other labs. We showed that mRNA retains most of its structure inside germ granule, and that RNA-RNA homotypic interactions are limited, and are mostly formed by scattered intermolecular base pairing. |
Apr, 2024 | The first undergrad joins the lab, woohoo. Welcome, Neth! |
Apr, 2024 | Two manuscripts have been accepted to J. Phys. Chem. Lett. and J. Chem. Theory Comput.. Congratulations! |
Dec, 2023 | Delighted to welcome TWO new members joining the lab Hiranmay (who will join us as the first ever postdoc) and Samia (as a new grad student)! Cannot wait for all the science coming out of them! |
Dec, 2023 | Check out our new preprint on BioRxiv about salt dependence of the self-association propensity of CAG repeats! |
Oct, 2023 | Super excited to welcome Peter, the very first grad student, joining the lab! Looking forward to working with you! |
Oct, 2023 | Check out the preprint from Thirumalai’s lab (with our small contributions) about DNA modeling in the presence of ions bioRxiv! |
Aug, 2023 | Hung got invited to give a talk at the Genome, Environment and Microbiome (GEM) Community of Excellence Work-in-Progress in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UB. |
Aug, 2023 | The BioSim lab officially starts at UB! We have multiple open positions! Prospective students and postdocs please contact Hung. |
Jun, 2023 | Our recent work has been accepted and now appears on PNAS! We establish a link between structures & thermodynamics of monomeric RNAs and their propensity to undergo phase separation & aggregation. |
May, 2023 | Hung gives talk at multiple universities in Vietnam ! Excited to discuss science with colleagues and students there! |
Apr, 2023 | Check out our work of IDP on bioRxiv! Also, try out the code to run simulations using OpenMM with GPU acceleration. |
Mar, 2023 | Hung has been offered a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Chemistry - UB! Excited to start the new lab Fall ‘23! |