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
May 19th, 2025We welcome Rosie Carter to the lab as part of the plant genomics REU!
April 25, 2025For a third year in a row, Duncan has won a poster prize at the Plant Science Grad Student Research Symposium!
April 5-6, 2025We had a great time at the MSU Science Festival!
February 15-19, 2025Lots of great science at BPS in LA this year!
January 1, 2025Happy New Year!
December 16, 2024Congrats to Daipayan on starting your new job at NIH!
November 18, 2024Welcome Nitin to the laboratory!
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!