Center For AI In Protein Dynamics

Vanderbilt’s Dr. Benjamin P. Brown is improving the way the field of drug discovery creates machine learning algorithms to predict a protein’s interactions with a small molecule. These improvements bring ML closer to fulfilling its potential in the field—something that has not been realized after more than a decade of work. Read More

Started in June 2025, a new collaborative science project called diffUSE involving Vanderbilt University, Cornell University, and the University of California, San Francisco, could be the next watershed moment. The $5 million, three-year project led by the Astera Institute will advance our understanding of protein motion. Using diffuse scattering, an overlooked signal measured by X-ray crystallography, the project will determine how protein dynamics are characterized, leading to a new paradigm in dynamic structural biology. Read More

Assistant Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Principal Investigator Stephanie Wankowicz explores how protein movement influences function. Read More

The Center for AI in Protein Dynamics launched the Biomedical and Computational Discovery Experience, a new, one-week program designed to introduce high school students with little or no prior experience to the world of biomedical research. Read More