Akash Pallath

Portrait of Akash Pallath.

Alumni

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Patel Group roles
  • Former PhD Student, 2019–2025
    • Dissertation: “Computational Strategies for Efficiently Sampling Conformational Changes in Solvated Macromolecules”
Research interests
Macromolecular hydration, Conformational changes, Enhanced sampling

Research interests

During my time in the Patel Group, my research centered on characterizing the complex interplay between hydration and conformation of proteins, peptides, and polymers through the use of enhanced sampling simulations and novel data analysis frameworks. The goal of this work was to help inform the discovery, design, and delivery of drugs and biotherapeutics.

Publications

Thosar, A. U., Cai, Y., Marks, S. M., Vicars, Z., Choi, J., Pallath, A., & Patel, A. J. (2024). On the engulfment of antifreeze proteins by ice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(24), e2320205121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2320205121
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Dhabal, D., Jiang, Z., Pallath, A., & Patel, A. J. (2021). Characterizing the Interplay between Polymer Solvation and Conformation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 125(20), 5434–5442. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c02191
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