The Chong Lab

Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh

Chong Research Group

We are a collaborative group of scientists who work at the interface of chemistry, physics, and biology to explore the role of dynamics and kinetics in the function of biomolecules. We focus on the development and application of advanced simulation methods to generate atomistic views of rare events in biology (e.g., protein binding and large-scale transitions in proteins). We also develop simulation strategies for rational enhancement of protein switching kinetics. We are the primary developers of the WESTPA software for weighted ensemble simulations of rare events and implicitly polarized AMBER force fields (ff15ipq/ff15ipq-m).

Recent News

Darian Yang awarded PhD

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Chong lab graduate student, Darian Yang, has defended his thesis. Congratulations on your PhD, Darian!

Jeremy Leung awarded PhD

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Chong lab graduate student, Jeremy Leung, has defended his thesis. Congratulations on your PhD, Jeremy!

DTY Won Outstanding Poster Award

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Chong lab graduate student, Darian Yang, is awarded the Outstanding Poster Award at the Gordon Research Conference in Protein Folding. The poster title is “...