Research

Research Overview / 研究の概要 #

Many biological phenomena are carried out by string-like molecules called proteins. While proteins exhibit mysterious behaviors designed through billions of years of evolution, they are also involved in many diseases, making them important research subjects. Proteins are extremely complex, consisting of thousands to hundreds of thousands of atoms. How can we study such complex entities? We approach this problem through information engineering. We develop and apply methods (simulation) to construct proteins in virtual computer space and observe them in detail by mimicking natural laws. We then have computers understand the big data obtained from simulations (data science) to generate new hypotheses and conduct further simulations. Our goal is to understand and control protein behavior by developing frameworks and software that rapidly and automatically cycle through this process, specifically contributing to rational design for improving protein function and drug design.