Paul Whitford
Affiliated Faculty,
Bioengineering
Assistant Professor,
Physics
Contact
- p.whitford@northeastern.edu
- 111 DA
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Office
- 617.373.2952
Research Focus
dynamics of large-scale molecular machines, working to identify the physical principles that guide biomolecular dynamics, using molecular simulation approaches to interpret experimental data from a wide range of techniques, including biochemical, small-angle X-ray scattering and cryogenic electron microscopy
Research Overview
dynamics of large-scale molecular machines, working to identify the physical principles that guide biomolecular dynamics, using molecular simulation approaches to interpret experimental data from a wide range of techniques, including biochemical, small-angle X-ray scattering and cryogenic electron microscopy
Selected Publications
- M. Levi, K. Nguyen, L. Dukaye, P.C. Whitford, Quantifying the relationship between single-molecule probes and subunit rotation in the ribosome. Biophysical Journal, 113, 2017, 2777-2786
- P. Waduge, R. Hu, P. Bandarkar, H. Yamazaki, B. Cressiot, Q. Zhao, P.C. Whitford, M. Wanunu, Nanopore-based Measurements of Protein Size, Fluctuations, and Conformational Changes. ACS Nano. 11, 2017, 5706-5716
- Nguyen, P.C. Whitford, Steric Interactions Lead to Collective Head Tilting During mRNAtRNA Translocation on the Ribosome. Nature Communications. 7, 2016, 10586
- J. K. Noel, P.C. Whitford, How EF-Tu Can Contribute to Efficient Proofreading of aa-tRNA by the Ribosome, Nature Communications 7, 2016, 13314
- P.C. Whitford, Disorder Guides Protein Function. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 110, 2013, 7114-7115