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T-Rex in the Slow Lane by Kristen Cobb   Tyrannosaurus rex is often pictured baring its teeth, crouching, and running swiftly after its prey, but these images are largely based on human fancy...
Jan, 01, 2006
The “Learning to Run” Challenge:

Engaging Data Scientists in Biomechanics

Most of us take walking or running for granted. But injury or neurological disease can cause these basic skills to deteriorate to such a degree that they need to be re-learned. To better understand...
Nov, 10, 2017
A Nobel for One of Our Own
Michael Levitt, professor of structural biology at Stanford University, has received the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry in recognition of his pioneering work in computational biology.   “...
Oct, 10, 2013
Free Doses of Data Science

Mobilize Center MOOCs by Professors Who Wrote the Book

Want to dip a toe in data science? Why not take a MOOC (massively open online course) from someone who literally wrote the book on the topic at hand?    Several MOOCs offered by Stanford...
Oct, 05, 2015
Women in Data Science Conference

What happens when hundreds of talented female data scientists gather in the same place?

In November 2015, the Mobilize Center co-hosted the first Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference along with Walmart Labs, Stanford University’s Institute for Computational & Mathematical...
Mar, 31, 2016
A Balanced Approach to Designing Force Fields

ForceBalance makes it easier to efficiently develop and optimize force fields

When simulating the movements of large molecules on a computer, researchers typically rely on an approximation of the force fields at play. That’s because a truly correct simulation of those...
Aug, 31, 2013
Putting Exacycles and Markov State Models to Work on GPCRs

The yield: an unprecedented and insightful millisecond simulation

Despite being well-studied, much remains unknown about the dynamics of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), molecules that are prominent drug targets. Recent work published in the journal Nature...
aMD, AMOEBA, Markov State Models, OpenMM
Mar, 01, 2014
Now Available: User-Friendly RNA Dynamics Applications
Now, with just a few mouse clicks, anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can create graphic images of RNA molecules (using ToRNADo) or generate the ion environments that surround these...
Dec, 31, 2006
A Giant Leap for Open Source Simulation
Researchers can now create musculoskeletal models and simulations on an open source platform. In August, Simbios researchers released OpenSim 1.0. This freely available software can, in about 20...
Sep, 30, 2007
SimVascular to Simulate Cardiovascular Flow
On the computer screen, vessels throb realistically with each pump of the heart while the river of blood swirls and pools at curves and intersections. This is a simulation built with SimVascular...
Mar, 31, 2007
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