About the group

The Loverde laboratory utilizes all-atomistic and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations to investigate properties of soft and biological materials.  We are also interested in characterizing the stability of macromolecular assemblies composed by proteins and/or nucleic acids.   

Above: Snapshots taken from a large-scale coarse-grained simulation of a "polymersome."  Simulations run on EXXACT workstations with 4 GTX 1080 Ti's using LAMMPS.  Left: from outside.  Right: A slice through it.  Water not shown.

Above: Snapshots taken from an 18-us-long simulation of a drug-peptide amphiphile interacting with a model cellular membrane.  Simulations run on Anton 2 by Phu Tang.  Drug-peptide amphiphiles assemble above the membrane surface.

Why do a PhD rotation with the Loverde laboratory?

Rotation students will be exposed to either coarse-grained or all-atomistic molecular dynamics utilizing either LAMMPS or NAMD.Rotation students will learn how to set-up, run, and analyze molecular dynamics simulations.Rotation students will learn how to utilize the local cluster, Doppio, and also the CUNY High Performance Computing Center.

Interested grad students please email to inquire about applying to the CUNY Graduate Center programs in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Physics.  In order to apply for the CUNY PhD programs you should apply on line:

http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Academics-Research