MCM Group
Molecular and Cellular Modeling

Projects

Our main aim is to develop and apply computer-aided methods to model, simulate and predict how biomolecules interact. The focus is on the interactions of proteins. The methods make use of three-dimensional macromolecular structures and combine approaches based on physicochemical principles with those of chemo- and bio-informatics.
Some of our projects are described on this page.

SynthImmune: Design of peptide-based immunogens for tackling malaria

19. May 2026

Created in BioRender. Szablowski, D. (2026) https://BioRender.com/hpz7gwh The human immune system is powerful, yet it can be evaded …

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SIMPLAIX Project 8: Machine-Learning Aided Multiscale Modeling of Interprotein Electron Transfer and Enzyme Mechanism

2. March 2026

Cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYPs) are membrane-bound monooxygenases that play central roles in drug metabolism and steroid biosynthesis. They are able to …

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CompIF: Efficient computation of intermolecular forces for biomolecular simulations

31. October 2023

Molecular simulations enable the structure, dynamics, and interactions of biomolecules to be explored in detail. Trajectories (or movies) of the evolution …

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SIMPLAIX Project 3: Combined quantum mechanics and molecular mechanics study of interprotein electron transfer

15. December 2021

Electron transfer processes play an important role in many biological processes, such as photosynthesis, cellular respiration and drug metabolism. In this …

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Structure-based drug discovery

20. June 2021

Proteins are dynamic and constantly changing their shape. This flexibility not only presents a challenge to to structure-based drug design approaches …

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Macromolecular interactions and diffusional association

20. June 2021

We are developing methods to predict protein-protein interactions and how proteins bind to surfaces and membranes. These methods mostly rely on …

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Protein structures in systems biology

20. June 2021

We are working on developing approaches to bridge between protein structures and biochemical networks, from the molecular to the cellular level. …

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