Rong Chen

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, The University of Queensland [1], Australia (2011)

Master of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University [2], China (2007)

Bachelor of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China (2004)

Publications

7. Gordon, D., Chen, R., Ho, J., Coote, M., Chung, S-H. (2012). Rigid Body Brownian Dynamics as a Tool for Studying Ion Channel Blockers. Journal of Physical Chemistry B. In Press.

6. Chen, R. and Chung, S.-H. (2012) Binding modes of μ-conotoxin to the bacterial sodium channel (NaVAb). Biophysical Journal. In Press.

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. 101(11):2652-2660.

4. Chen, R. and 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