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Evaluating protein-ligand interactions with MD and QM
Dnr:

NAISS 2026/3-203

Type:

NAISS Medium

Principal Investigator:

Ran Friedman

Affiliation:

Linnéuniversitetet

Start Date:

2026-04-01

End Date:

2027-04-01

Primary Classification:

10407: Theoretical Chemistry

Secondary Classification:

10408: Biochemistry

Tertiary Classification:

10404: Inorganic Chemistry

Allocation

Abstract

The main aim of this project is to analyse the binding energies of ligands (drugs or metal ions) within proteins by use of computational methods. This is carried out by executing and developing quantum mechanical methods to decompose the binding energy and by running molecular dynamics simulations. More recently, we also use QM/MM methods and ML to study protein-ligand interactions.