Publications
Accurate and Transferable Reactive Molecular Dynamics Models from Constrained Density Functional Theory. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2021 ;125(37):10471–10480 .
. Accurate pKa Calculations in Proteins with Reactive Molecular Dynamics Provide Physical Insight Into the Electrostatic Origins of Their Values. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2022 ;126(38):7321–7330.
. Dynamic Protonation Dramatically Affects the Membrane Permeability of Drug-like Molecules. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019 ;141(34):13421–13433.
. Generalized Transition State Theory Treatment of Water-Assisted Proton Transport Processes in Proteins. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2022 ;126(49):10452–10459.
. The Hopping Mechanism of the Hydrated Excess Proton and Its Contribution to Proton Diffusion in Water. J. Chem. Phys. 2021 ;154(19):194506.
. Key Computational Findings Reveal Proton Transfer as Driving the Functional Cycle in the Phosphate Transporter PiPT. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2021 ;118(25):e2101932118.
. Key Factors Governing Initial Stages of Lipid Droplet Formation. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2022 ;126(2):453–462.
. Molecular Origins of the Barriers to Proton Transport in Acidic Aqueous Solutions. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2020 ;124(40):8868–8876.
. Multiscale Simulation Reveals Passive Proton Transport Through SERCA on the Microsecond Timescale. Biophys. J. 2020 ;119(5):1033–1040.
. Proton Coupling and the Multiscale Kinetic Mechanism of a Peptide Transporter. Biophys. J. 2022 ;121(12):2266–2278.
. Proton Dissociation and Delocalization Under Stepwise Hydration of Zeolite HZSM-5. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2023 ;127:16175-16186.
. Proton Movement and Coupling in the POT Family of Peptide Transporters. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA . 2017 ;114(13182).
A Quantitative Paradigm for Water Assisted Proton Transport Through Proteins and Other Confined Spaces. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 2021 ;118(49 ):e2113141118.
. Resolving the Structural Debate for the Hydrated Excess Proton in Water. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021 ;143(44):18672−18683.
. The Role of Conformational Change and Key Glutamic Acid Residues in the ClC-ec1 Antiporter. Biophys. J. 2023 ;122(6):1068–1085.
. Static and Dynamic Correlations in Water: Classical Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Run at an Elevated Temperature May Not Capture Well Explicit Nuclear Quantum Effects at Ambient Temperature. J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2022 ;18(4):2124–2131.
. Structural Characterization of Protonated Water Clusters Confined in HZSM-5 Zeolites. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021 ;143(27):10203–10213.
. Using Constrained Density Functional Theory to Track Proton Transfers and to Sample Their Associated Free Energy Surface. J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2021 ;17(9):5759–5765.
. Using Machine Learning to Greatly Accelerate Path Integral Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics. J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2022 ;18(2):599–604.
. Water Assisted Proton Transport in Confined Nanochannels. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2020 ;124(29):16186−16201.
. What Coordinate Best Describes the Affinity of the Hydrated Excess Proton for the Air-Water Interface?. J. Phys. Chem. B. 2020 ;124(24):5039–5046.
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