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Jason Brokaw

Institution
University of California, Berkeley

Projects

Mechanistic Studies of Protein Allostery at the Atomistic Scale

Lead Institution
University of California, Berkeley
Principal Investigator
Jhih-Wei Chu
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Allostery refers to the change of protein conformation in response to ligand binding, biochemical modifications, or interactions with other proteins. In this proposal, we plan to study protein…

Characterize the Thermodynamic Forces of Decomposing a Cellulose Microfibril

Lead Institution
University of California, Berkeley
Principal Investigator
Jhih-Wei Chu
Project type
Exploratory Research
To develop viable technologies for the enzymatic decomposition and conversion of cellulosic materials into fuels, mechanistic understanding of the molecular processes that are involved is in urgent…