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In my PhD, I worked on phase transition of fully-hydrated lipid bilayers and self-assembly of antimicrobial peptides such as cyclotides into membranes. | In my PhD, I worked on phase transition of fully-hydrated lipid bilayers and self-assembly of antimicrobial peptides such as cyclotides into membranes. | ||
Since May 2011, I have been working with Prof. Shin-Ho Chung at the Australian National University, looking at the mechanism by which polypeptides block ion channels. | |||
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Revision as of 05:53, 27 October 2011
Research Interests
In my PhD, I worked on phase transition of fully-hydrated lipid bilayers and self-assembly of antimicrobial peptides such as cyclotides into membranes.
Since May 2011, I have been working with Prof. Shin-Ho Chung at the Australian National University, looking at the mechanism by which polypeptides block ion channels.
Education
PhD candidate in Computational Biophysics (Thesis under assessment), The University of Queensland [1], Australia (Apr 2008 to Apr 2011)
Research Assistant, The University of Queensland, Australia (Aug 2007 to Mar 2008)
Master of Medicine (Biostatistics), Xi'an Jiaotong University [2], China (Sep 2004 to Jul 2007)
Bachelor of Medicine (Preventive Medicine), Xi'an Jiaotong University, China (Sep 1999 to Jul 2004)
Publications
5. Chen, R., Robinson, A., Gordon, D., Chung, S.-H. (2011) Modeling the binding of three toxins to the voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv1.3). Biophysical Journal. In Press.
4. Chen, R., Mark, A. E. (2011) The effect of membrane curvature on the conformation of antimicrobial peptides: Implications for binding and the mechanism of action. European Biophysics Journal. 40(4):545-553.
3. Chen, R., Poger, D., Mark, A. E. (2011) Effect of high pressure on fully hydrated DPPC and POPC bilayers. Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 115(5):1038–1044
2. Chen, R., Yan, H., Zhao, K.-N., Martinac, B., and Liu, G.B. (2007) Comprehensive analysis of prokaryotic mechanosensation genes: their characteristics in codon usage. DNA Sequence, 18(4):269-278.
1. Liu, G.B., Yan, H., Jiang, Y.F., Chen, R., Pettigrew J.D. and Zhao K.-N. (2005) The Properties of CpG islands in the Promoter Regions of Human and Mouse Immunoglobulin (Ig) Genes. Gene, 358:127-138
Contact Details
Email: rong.chen@anu.edu.au
