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John Perkyns

Institution
University of Texas Medical Branch

Projects

Interfaces and Interactions: Non-ideal Behavior of Biological Molecules

Lead Institution
University of Texas Medical Branch
Principal Investigator
Bernard Pettitt
Project type
Capability Research
The focus of this project is to achieve an understanding the non-ideal solution behavior of biomolecules at interfaces via multiscale simulation and modeling coupled with experiment. In both device…

(gc3569)Multiscale Modeling of Biochip Systems

Lead Institution
University of Texas Medical Branch
Principal Investigator
Bernard Pettitt
Project type
Capability Research
Biochips, of the microarray type, are fast becoming the default tool for combinatorial chemical and biological analysis in environmental and medical studies. The goal of this project is to use…

Understanding DNA surface interactions for systems design and engineering

Lead Institution
University of Texas Medical Branch
Principal Investigator
Bernard Pettitt
Project type
Exploratory Research
DNA replication, DNA modification, and single organism engineering are being used in many fields of relevance to the DOE mission. Extensive knowledge of the fundamental reactions involved in these…