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Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Adjunct Professor, Dept. Bioengineering, U.C. Berkeley
Division Deputy for Biosciences, Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Vice President for Technology, the Joint BioEnergy Institute
Laboratory Research Manager, ENIGMA Science Focus Area
Office: Building 64, Room 248, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Email: PDAdams@lbl.gov or pdadams@berkeley.edu
Phone: 510-486-4225
Fax: 510-486-5909
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Computational Methods Development Much of my research is focused on the development of new algorithms and methods for problems in structural biology. In collaboration with researchers from Los Alamos National Lab, Duke University and Cambridge University we have developed a new software system with NIH Program Project funding and industrial funding, called PHENIX, for the automated solution of macromolecular structures using crystallographic methods. With other NIH funding we have expanded the scope of PHENIX to include the analysis of neutron diffraction data. |
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Synchrotron Resources for Structural Biology As Head of the Berkeley Center for Structural Biology I oversee the development, maintenance and operation of five synchrotron beamlines for macromolecular crystallographic data collection. We are constantly upgrading the facilities to provide researchers with the best tools for data collection and structure solution. An area of particular interest to me is the structural study of large macromolecular machines combining multiple experimental and computational methods. |
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Bioenergy Research The need to develop carbon-neutral and renewable sources of energy has become a priority. The conversion of cellulosic (plant) material to advanced biofuels has the potential to provide a significant fraction of transportation fuel in the future. As part of the Joint Bioenergy Institute I am developing new technologies to improve the conversion of biomass to fuels. As part of the Energy Biosciences Institute I have worked with others to develop new methods for the chemical imaging of plant call wall material. |
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