Proteins & the Protein Folding Problem Webinar

Proteins - Now that Everything has Changed

Tim Herman, PhD, Director, Center for BioMolecular Modeling Using engaging and powerful kits model how proteins are simply long linear sequences of amino acids, that spontaneously fold into complex 3D shapes, following basic principles of chemistry. Then explore how a stylized enzyme model will help students understand basic concepts while an accurate model leads to increasing levels of complexity.

AlphaFold: The Solution to the Protein Folding Problem?

Tim Herman, PhD, Director, Center for BioMolecular Modeling Learn how everything has changed in drug design with the November of 2020 unveiling of AlphaFold2 by Google DeepMind. Alphafold2 is a computational algorithm that accurately predicts the 3D structure of a protein, based on its amino acid sequence.

Session Resources

• Presentation Slides PowerPoint
• Protein Data Bank (PDB)
• PDB Education Resources
• Amino Acid Starter Kit^© Video
• AlphaFold: Using AI for Scientific Discovery
• AlphaFold Video

3D Molecular Designs' Products

• Amino Acid Starter Kit^©
• Protein Student Modeling Pack^©
• Water Kit^©
• Water Student Modeling Pack^©
• Enzymes in Action Kit^©
• Substrate Specificity Kit^©
• Tour of a Human Cell Panorama^©

Free 3D Molecular Designs' Resources

• Amino Acid Starter Kit^© Resources
• Protein Student Modeling Pack^© Resources
• Water Kit^© Resources
• Water Student Modeling Pack^© Resources
• Enzymes in Action Kit^© Resources
• Substrate Specificity Kit^© Resources
• Tour of a Human Cell Panorama^© Resources