Title : Mechanics and dynamics of simulated membranes: extracting bending moduli and difficulty in the extraction of diffusion coefficients Speaker Name: Frank Brown Speaker Institution : University of California Santa Barbara Notes: http://www.marylandbiophysics.umd.edu/seminars/ Abstract : Detailed molecular simulations are increasingly used in membrane biophysics to assist in the interpretation of experiments. However, many of the most fundamental physical properties prove difficult to accurately measure in silico due to small system sizes. The membrane bending modulus and lateral diffusion coefficient for proteins/lipids are two such properties. Two different stories will be presented related to the inference (or attempted inference) of these properties from simulation. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.