The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) has recently become an affiliate of RosettaCommons, an international community led by the University of Washington and dedicated to the collaborative development of Rosetta—one of the most advanced software platforms for protein modeling and design. Created in the lab of Nobel Prize winner David Baker, RosettaCommons brings together academic and scientific institutions from around the world to accelerate progress in structural biology through the continuous sharing of algorithms, data, and computational advances.
This affiliation marks an important milestone in consolidating protein design and engineering as a strategic area of research at CNPEM. To celebrate this new stage and promote scientific exchange, the Center will host Dr. Brian Pierce (University of Maryland, USA), a principal investigator with RosettaCommons, and Dr. Roberto Lins (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Fiocruz – PE), both internationally recognized experts in computational protein design, on July 10.
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On the following day, July 11, both researchers will speak at the Symposium on Protein Design and Engineering: from Artificial Intelligence to High-Throughput Experimentation, alongside other invited speakers such as Fernando Barroso from the University of São Paulo (USP) and Pablo Arantes from Instituto Vita Nova, as well as CNPEM researchers. The event will be held in person for CNPEM staff, fellows, and students, and will be livestreamed for external audiences free of charge.
The program will highlight recent advances in the use of artificial intelligence and experimental methods for the development and validation of proteins with biomedical and industrial applications.
Those interested in attending the Symposium on Protein Design and Engineering: from Artificial Intelligence to High-Throughput Experimentation may register free of charge until July 6 at: https://cnpem.br/proteindesignsymposium/
Please note: All talks will be in English, and the event will not be recorded.
About CNPEM
The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) is a state-of-the-art, multi-user and multidisciplinary scientific environment with activities on different fronts within the Brazilian National System for Science, Technology and Innovation. A social organization overseen by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), CNPEM is driven by research that impacts the areas of health, energy, renewable materials, and sustainability. Responsible for Sirius, the country’s largest scientific research infrastructure, CNPEM is currently constructing Project Orion, a laboratory complex for advanced pathogen research. Highly specialized science and engineering teams, sophisticated infrastructure open to the scientific community, strategic lines of investigation, innovative projects involving the productive sector, and training for researchers and students are the pillars of this institution that is unique in Brazil and able to serve as a bridge between knowledge and innovation. The research and development activities at CNPEM are conducted by its National Laboratories in the areas of Synchrotron Light (LNLS), Biosciences (LNBio), Nanotechnology (LNNano), and Biorenewables (LNBR), as well as the Ilum School of Science, which offers a bachelor’s degree program in science and technology with support from the Ministry of Education (MEC).
