Experts

Jodi Hadden-Perilla



Jodi Hadden Perilla

Assistant professor

Chemistry and Biochemistry


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Areas of Expertise

  • Research leverages molecular dynamics simulations on supercomputers as a "computational microscope"
  • Works to elucidate the mechanisms of biological machines, such as viruses and molecular motors, by examining their structure and dynamics
  • Currently focused on the hepatitis B virus, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, virus-enabled biotechnology and the cytoplasmic dynein motor
  • Outreach includes developing strategies to make computational chemistry and biophysics accessible to researchers who are blind

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