Erik Poppleton
Senior Postdoc & Fellow at the AI Health Innovation Cluster Heidelberg
Contact
Heidelberg University
Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH)
Berliner Str. 45, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
E-Mail: e.poppleton(at)zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de
Bluesky: floppleton.bsky.social
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GitHub: ErikPoppleton
About me
I am a postdoc in the Göpfrich group as well as the Gräter group at the MPI for Polymer Research. My work focuses on computational modelling of RNA-lipid interactions and how we can use data-driven approaches to improve rational engineering of biomimetic structures. During my PhD I was part of a team working to improve the functionality and usability of the oxDNA coarse grained model for DNA and RNA nanotechnology and I hope to bring that expertise to building the next generation of software tools which will enable multi-scale and multi-material structural biological engineering!
Short Bio
| 11/2022 – present | Postdoctoral Researcher, Biophysical Engineering Group, Heidelberg University/Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany & Biomolecular Mechanics Group, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research/HITS, Mainz/Heidelberg, Germany |
| 09/2017 – 08/2022 | Ph.D in Biological Design, Biodesign Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics (Šulc and Yan labs), Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA |
| 08/2013 – 05/2017 | BS in Biology and Geology, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA |