Dmitry Korkin: Computational Biology of Coronavirus
Analysis
This article summarizes a podcast episode featuring Dmitry Korkin, a professor specializing in bioinformatics and computational biology. The discussion centers on the application of computational methods to understand the structure and function of coronaviruses, including COVID-19 and SARS. Korkin's team used the viral genome to reconstruct the 3D structure of viral proteins and their interactions with human proteins, making the data publicly available. The episode explores how computational approaches can aid in developing antiviral drugs and vaccines. The article also provides links to the podcast and related resources.
Key Takeaways
- •Dmitry Korkin is a professor specializing in bioinformatics and computational biology.
- •His research focuses on using computational methods to understand viruses.
- •The podcast episode discusses the application of this research to COVID-19 and SARS.
“We talked about the biology of COVID-19, SARS, and viruses in general, and how computational methods can help us understand their structure and function in order to develop antiviral drugs and vaccines.”