Hello everyones. I am Jingbo, a Ph.D student from CS. My focus of study is computational structural bioinformatics. I enrolled in this class because I am curious how to combine arts and computer science together. Also, a project of my lab is to 3D print biomolecular structures. That is interesting too and pushes me to learn more about 3D printing.
The project I would like to introduce is the works finished by Alex in our lab. He computed the 3D structure of biomolecules, like proteins and RNA, and then 3D printed them out. Biomolecules visulization is helpful since it is easier for people to handle problems which they can see~ These pictures below are protein complexes. The first picture is the Covid-19 virus.
Hi Jingbo! I love that your lab makes invisible/microscopic biomolecules tangible! I have dabbled a little bit in microbiology and it is always hard to grasp concepts when you cannot see them. I especially like how the printed version of TRPV1 showcases how the molecules organize/fit around each other.
Thank you,Fiona. Feel free to visit our lab. They also get RNA models, like the logo, where you match the nucleotides.
Jingbo
Hi Jingbo, what an amazing design of the RNA molecule! I would love to see the Covid19 one as well.
I think computational fabrication has been playing a huge role in biometrics as people can grasp concepts easier once they can visualize things that were too small to picture with naked eye and in 3 dimensions.