Check out our latest publication!
Check out our newewst paper where we introduce FlexENN, an interface-focused message-passing graph neural network framework comprising two independently trained models: FlexENN-F for folded protein complexes and FlexENN-I for complexes containing a disordered partner.
Check out our newewst paper where we present the probing of allosteric mechanisms through a comparative study of the katanin, a microtubule severing protein including a clade 3 AAA domain, and the double-ring ClpB, a protein disaggregase including both a clade 3 and a clade 5 AAA domain.
Check out our newewst paper where we employed molecular dynamics simulations and quantitative analysis combining principal component analysis, clustering, distance distribution analysis, and contact tracing to investigate how natural tubulin CTTs (beta5, beta4b, and beta3) and engineered CTTs (beta5-A+Y, beta5-cterm, beta5-midpoint, and poly-E) influence katanin structure and dynamics in spiral and ring conformations
August 2026
Shehani's Graduation
Congrats to Shehani on her graduation this summer! She will be at the University of Delaware as a post doctoral researcher under Dr. Juan Perilla. Good luck, we will miss you!
June 11, 2026
Shehani's Open Defense
Congrats to Shehani on completeing her open defense for her thesis, Molecular Modeling and Machine Learning Studies on Microtubule Severing Enzymes and an Immune Signaling Suppressor!
April 2026
Protecting the Brain with Chemistry
UC Chemistry student and Dima Group member Carter St. Clair will pursue his interest in computational chemistry through a new fellowship at the Air Force Research Laboratory. His topic: new applications in AI in human health.
April 2026
Chemistry Department Awards for Lab Members
Congrats to Shehani, Emily, Julie, Carter, and Korina for being recognized and receiving awards at the Chemistry Department Award Ceremony. We are so proud of you!
April 2026
Korina recieved Honorable Mention for the NSF GRFP
Korina Beran has received an Honorable Mention in the 2026 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) competition. This recognition highlights Korina's research proposal on the molecular mechanisms connecting tau aggregation to envelope formation on microtubules using multiscale computational modeling and machine learning. Congrats!