The Computational Biophysics Group (CBG) at UCI develops theoretical and computational methods to study complex biological systems. We focus on developing a molecular understanding of the essential machinery of life. Our research lies at the intersection of physics, biology, and chemistry, and is often carried out in close collaboration with leading experimentalists.

Recent Publications

Voltage-sensor conformational microenvironments encode isoform-selective ion channel activation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123 (39), e2616367123, (2026)
Voltage-sensor conformational microenvironments encode isoform-selective ion channel activation
Atomistic characterization of the maturation mechanisms in the HIV-1 capsid domain
Nature Communications 17 (1), 5265, (2026)
Atomistic characterization of the maturation mechanisms in the HIV-1 capsid domain
The molecular mechanisms of visual chromophore release from cellular retinaldehyde-binding protein
Structure 33 (8), 1436-1445.e2, (2025)
The molecular mechanisms of visual chromophore release from cellular retinaldehyde-binding protein