Project Grant 2320256

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $500,000 Project Grant titled "TOPICS IN PROTEIN AND RNA FOLDING AND DYNAMICS" to the University of Texas at Austin under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This 4-year grant will support Professor Devarajan Thirumalai's research on the computational modeling of protein and RNA interactions and dynamics. Key focus areas include developing new methods to simulate intrinsically disordered proteins, RNA folding and condensation, and the stepping mechanics of molecular motors. The research will involve training students and postdoctoral fellows, and the computational tools developed will be made publicly available. No subawards are planned under this grant.