Vekilov Group
Advancing the molecular science of crystallization, protein aggregation, and disease.
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Prof. Peter G. Vekilov
Frank L. Worley Endowed Professor
Our research group investigates crystallization thermodynamics and kinetics, protein aggregation in neurodegenerative disease, antimalarial drug mechanisms, and polymorphism in organic crystals. To achieve this, our team combines atomic force microscopy, molecular dynamics simulations, and analytical theory to understand and control how molecules assemble into ordered and disordered solid phases.
Our Research
Hematin Crystallization & Malaria
Targeting hemozoin crystal growth to overcome drug-resistant malaria and improve combination therapies.
Amyloid β Aggregation & Alzheimer's Disease
Elucidating how amyloid-β fibrils grow and generate neurotoxic species to identify new therapeutic targets.
Mesoscopic Protein Clusters
Investigating protein-rich clusters as precursors to pathological aggregation in cancer and neurodegeneration.
Latest Publications
Cholesterol Crystallization Tests the Limits of Microscopic Reversibility for Molecular Pathways of Growth and Dissolution
ACS Central Science
DOINews & Highlights
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