Welcome to the Vermaas Lab
The Vermaas lab, housed within the Plant Research Laboratory at Michigan State University uses atomic simulation tools to create accurate molecular-scale models for biological phenomena at the nanoscale. In this form of computational microscopy, Newton’s equations of motion track atomic positions for a system over time. The dynamic simulations provide a unique perspective to better understand the connection between form and function for nanostructures found throughout biology. The insights from these simulations can then applied to engineering plants or microbes to facilitate efficient energy conversion and bioproduct production to meet today’s sustainability challenges.
News
October 27, 2024Congrats to Andrew and Duncan on winning poster awards at the Midwest/Southeast Regional Photosyntheis Conference!
October 1, 2024Daipayan's work on the carboxysome has been accepted at PNAS!
August 19, 2024It is Jinxin's first day in the lab!
August 2, 2024We are celebrating the end of summer (and Daipayan's offer for a new job with NIH!) with a pizza party at Georgio's!
June 2024The lab has recieved an R35 award from NIH to continue our work in studying natural product transport and activity across biology. See this news article for more information!
May 15, 2024Duncan is starting his internship at Sandia National Laboratories in California!
April 25, 2024Congratulations Duncan for winning 1st place for your poster within the basic science division at the Plant Science Graduate Student Research Symposium (PSGSRS)!
April 13, 2024We had a great time introducing kids to our research at the MSU Science Festival! Kara did a great writeup about the experience!
April, 2024Congrats to Dayna on her honorable mention for the NSF GRFP!