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Julien Roche

Julien Roche

Position
  • Assistant Professor
Department
  • Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
We study the mechanisms of folding, activation, fibrillation and evolution of proteins involved in neurodegenerative and infectious diseases. We use a combination of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, molecular dynamics simulations and bioinformatics techniques to characterize the structural and functional properties of these proteins at an atomistic level. The detailed characterization of these complex mechanisms provides a molecular basis for the development of new therapeutic approaches.

Related projects include the study of intrinsically disordered proteins, the characterization of amyloid-type peptides and the development of coarse-grained methods for protein folding simulations.

Contact Info

3116 Molecular Biology Building
Ames
,
Iowa
50011-
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Education

  • Ph.D., Center for Structural Biology, Montpellier, France
  • M.S., Biophysics, Univ. of Montpellier, France
  • B.S., Biology, Univ. of Montpellier, France