Phase Space Invaders (ψ)
With the convergence of data, computing power, and new methods, computational biology is at its most exciting moment. At PSI, we're asking the leading researchers in the field to discover where we're headed for, and which exciting pathways will take us there. Whether you're just thinking of starting your research career or have been computing stuff for decades, come and join the conversation!
Podcasting since 2024 • 35 episodes
Phase Space Invaders (ψ)
Latest Episodes
Episode 31 - Ezgi Karaca: Protein docking post-AlphaFold, legacy integrative modeling, and the importance of training events
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Episode 30 - Zan Luthey-Schulten: Whole-cell modeling, integrating biology through computation, and why honest collaborators are the best
In Episode 30, Zan Luthey-Schulten tells us the story of her most ambitious project over the last fifteen years or so: creating whole-cell simulations. In a reminder that true science knows no boundaries, she ties together a whole range of scie...
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Season 4
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Episode 30
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Episode 29 - Jérôme Hénin: Free energy methods, building useful software, and human learning from biomolecular systems
Jerome starts our conversation by reviewing the history of the ABF method and its advantages compared to the main competitors, and connects it to the development of COLVARS, historically very parallel to how the development of the Plumed tool s...
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Season 4
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Episode 29
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Episode 28 - Yuji Sugita: Replica exchange, software for massive simulations, and importance of long-distance collaborations
In Episode 28, Yuji Sugita shares the story of how he developed temperature replica exchange in the lab of Yuko Okamoto, connecting to his early experience from working with Nobuhiro Go, the father of Go models. We then talk about the process o...
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Season 4
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Episode 28
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Episode 27 - Kresten Lindorff-Larsen: Refining force fields, the science of intrinsically disordered proteins, and writing better grant proposals
In episode 27, Kresten starts by explaining his path from a wet lab biochemist to a computational biophysicist, a story full of open-ended explorations and helpful mentors. He gives us some background on how both the legacy and latest models de...
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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