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Peter G. Wolynes

Peter G. Wolynes

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Chemistry

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118
Citations
64359
World Ranking
531
National Ranking
228

Physics

D-Index
123
Citations
66426
World Ranking
715
National Ranking
393

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Physics
  • 2007 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2004 - Max Delbruck Prize, Division of Biological Physics of the American Physical Society
  • 2000 - Peter Debye Award, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1991 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1988 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his many illuminating contributions to the dynamical theory of chemical and physical processes in condensed matter
  • 1986 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1986 - ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • 1981 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Peter G. Wolynes is affiliated with Rice University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Cell Biology, and Ecology, with a significant concentration on protein-related processes and molecular mechanisms.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Peter G. Wolynes has published numerous papers in prominent scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Fuzziness and Frustration in the Energy Landscape of Protein Folding, Function, and Assembly" (2021) published in Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "DynamicBind: predicting ligand-specific protein-ligand complex structure with a deep equivariant generative model" (2024) published in Nature Communications
  • "Unleashing the potential of noncanonical amino acid biosynthesis to create cells with precision tyrosine sulfation" (2022) published in Nature Communications
  • "Frustration in Fuzzy Protein Complexes Leads to Interaction Versatility" (2021) published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • "Surveying biomolecular frustration at atomic resolution" (2020) published in Nature Communications

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Nature Communications

Collaborations form an integral part of their work, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Nicholas P. Schafer
  • Shikai Jin
  • Carlos Bueno
  • Mingchen Chen
  • Diego U. Ferreiro

Throughout their career, Peter G. Wolynes has received multiple awards and honors, including:

  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (2007) - Physics
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2007)
  • Max Delbruck Prize, Division of Biological Physics of the American Physical Society (2004)
  • Peter Debye Award, American Chemical Society (ACS) (2000)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1999)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1991)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1991)
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (1988)
  • ACS Award in Pure Chemistry, American Chemical Society (1986)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1986)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1981)

Best Publications

  • The energy landscapes and motions of proteins.

    Hans Frauenfelder;Stephen G. Sligar;Peter G. Wolynes

  • Funnels, pathways, and the energy landscape of protein folding: A synthesis

    Joseph D. Bryngelson;José Nelson Onuchic;Nicholas D. Socci;Peter G. Wolynes

  • THEORY OF PROTEIN FOLDING: The Energy Landscape Perspective

    José Nelson Onuchic;Zaida Luthey-Schulten;Peter G. Wolynes

  • Dynamics of proteins and nucleic acids

    J. Andrew Mccammon;Stephen C. Harvey;Peter G. Wolynes

  • Spin glasses and the statistical mechanics of protein folding

    Joseph D. Bryngelson;Peter G. Wolynes

  • Theory of protein folding.

    José Nelson Onuchic;Peter G Wolynes

  • Navigating the folding routes.

    Peter G. Wolynes;Jose N. Onuchic;D. Thirumalai

  • Exploiting the isomorphism between quantum theory and classical statistical mechanics of polyatomic fluids

    David Chandler;Peter G. Wolynes

  • Scaling concepts for the dynamics of viscous liquids near an ideal glassy state.

    T. R. Kirkpatrick;D. Thirumalai;P. G. Wolynes

  • Speeding molecular recognition by using the folding funnel: The fly-casting mechanism

    Benjamin A. Shoemaker;John J. Portman;Peter G. Wolynes

  • Solvophobically Driven Folding of Nonbiological Oligomers

    James C. Nelson;Jeffery G. Saven;Jeffrey S. Moore;Peter G. Wolynes

  • Intermediates and barrier crossing in a random energy model (with applications to protein folding)

    Joseph D. Bryngelson;Peter G. Wolynes

  • Theory of structural glasses and supercooled liquids.

    Vassiliy Lubchenko;Peter G. Wolynes

  • Classical solvent dynamics and electron transfer. 1. Continuum theory

    Daniel F. Calef;Peter G. Wolynes

  • Toward an outline of the topography of a realistic protein-folding funnel

    J. N. Onuchic;P. G. Wolynes;Z. Luthey-Schulten;N. D. Socci

  • Rate theories and puzzles of hemeprotein kinetics

    Hans Frauenfelder;Peter G. Wolynes

  • Connections between some kinetic and equilibrium theories of the glass transition.

    T. R. Kirkpatrick;P. G. Wolynes

  • Stable and metastable states in mean-field Potts and structural glasses.

    Kirkpatrick Tr;Wolynes Pg

  • Nonlinear elasticity, proteinquakes, and the energy landscapes of functional transitions in proteins

    O. Miyashita;J. N. Onuchic;P. G. Wolynes

  • DIFFUSIVE DYNAMICS OF THE REACTION COORDINATE FOR PROTEIN FOLDING FUNNELS

    N. D. Socci;J. N. Onuchic;P. G. Wolynes

Frequent Co-Authors

José N. Onuchic
José N. Onuchic Rice University
Zaida Luthey-Schulten
Zaida Luthey-Schulten University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Elizabeth A. Komives
Elizabeth A. Komives University of California, San Diego
Jin Wang
Jin Wang Stony Brook University
Shoji Takada
Shoji Takada Kyoto University
David M. Leitner
David M. Leitner University of Nevada Reno
Herbert Levine
Herbert Levine Northeastern University
Richard A. Goldstein
Richard A. Goldstein University College London
Nicholas D. Socci
Nicholas D. Socci Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Biman Bagchi
Biman Bagchi Indian Institute of Science

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