Biophysical Society Newsletter - February 2016

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BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER 6 FEBRUARY 2016
Biophysical Journal
Know the Editors
Nathan Baker
Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory (PNNL)
Editor, Proteins
Q: How did you discover biophysics?
Nathan Baker: It’s hard to point to one thing, but
I have been fascinated by computers and program-
ming for a long time; that got me interested in a
wider range of science and technology. In addi-
tion, I was lucky to have fantastic professors at the
University of Iowa. They converted me from pre-
medicine to chemistry and got me interested in
basic science. It was the chemistry professors there
that ultimately sent me down the path of research
science. I became interested in biophysics dur-
ing my undergraduate research at Iowa and then
became deeply involved in biophysics through my
PhD research with Andy McCammon at UC San
Diego.
Q: What is your current research focus?
My research interests include the development of
new algorithms and mathematical methods in bio-
physics, nanotechnology, and informatics. Cur-
rent research projects include new computational
methods for modeling solvation in biomolecular
systems ),
mathematical methods for mesoscale materials
modeling
cm4/), and development of new methods for sig-
nature discovery ). I've
been particularly interested in cross-fertilization
between applied mathematics, biophysics, and
materials science.
Q: How do you keep up with
developments in your field?
RSS journal feeds are my primary source of
information: I'm a journal article junkie. I scan
thousands of articles each week and have assem-
bled a very large electronic bibliography. I really
enjoy reading the literature across a wide range of
disciplines.
Q: What do you enjoy doing in your free
time?
Playing with my kids, running, reading, and play-
ing video games. I also still write code every now
and then!
Nathan Baker
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