Biophysical Society Newsletter - February 2016

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BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

2016

FEBRUARY

Biophysical Journal Know the Editors Nathan Baker Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Editor, Proteins Nathan Baker : It’s hard to point to one thing, but I have been fascinated by computers and program- ming for a long time; that got me interested in a wider range of science and technology. In addi- tion, I was lucky to have fantastic professors at the University of Iowa. They converted me from pre- medicine to chemistry and got me interested in basic science. It was the chemistry professors there that ultimately sent me down the path of research science. I became interested in biophysics dur- ing my undergraduate research at Iowa and then became deeply involved in biophysics through my PhD research with Andy McCammon at UC San Diego. Nathan Baker Q: How did you discover biophysics?

Q: What is your current research focus?

My research interests include the development of new algorithms and mathematical methods in bio- physics, nanotechnology, and informatics. Cur- rent research projects include new computational methods for modeling solvation in biomolecular systems (http://www.poissonboltzmann.org/), mathematical methods for mesoscale materials modeling (http://www.pnnl.gov/computing/ cm4/), and development of new methods for sig- nature discovery (http://signatures.pnnl.gov). I've been particularly interested in cross-fertilization between applied mathematics, biophysics, and materials science. Q: How do you keep up with developments in your field? RSS journal feeds are my primary source of information: I'm a journal article junkie. I scan thousands of articles each week and have assem- bled a very large electronic bibliography. I really enjoy reading the literature across a wide range of disciplines. Q: What do you enjoy doing in your free time? Playing with my kids, running, reading, and play- ing video games. I also still write code every now and then!

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