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Taras Pogorelov

Assistant Professor, Biochemistry

Areas of Research

Cell Signaling, Fast Protein Folding, Lipid Signatures, Molecular Biology, Protein Dynamics

Research Program and Theme

  • Program: Cancer Technology and Data Science
  • Theme: Computational Engineering and Data Science

Research Focus

Taras Pogorelov addresses pressing questions in molecular biology related to cell signaling in health and disease. His lab develops computational methods and workflows by combining frameworks of molecular dynamics, quantum chemistry, and molecular evolution with multi-resolution experimental data. Their current emphasis is on functional lipids in membrane-associated phenomena, protein dynamics in complex environments, and plasma membrane cell signaling. Learn more about Taras Pogorelov’s lab.

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