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Rafael Najmanovich
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Research
Latest papers
Comprehensive analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Spike evolution: epitope classification and immune escape prediction.
Virus evolution · 2025 · senior author
Understanding and Predicting Ligand Efficacy in the μ-Opioid Receptor through Quantitative Dynamical Analysis of Complex Structures.
Journal of chemical information and modeling · 2024 · senior author
Surfaces: a software to quantify and visualize interactions within and between proteins and ligands.
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) · 2023 · senior author
Latest funding
- $192,000
Development of an accessible integrated computational protein design software suite
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
- $144,844
A versatile broad range microscale thermophoresis apparatus for the measurement of biomolecular interactions
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
- $5,000
SurMIF: a method for the detection of biological macromolecular surface similarities
CIHR · 2017 · Supervisor
8 publications.
Comprehensive analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Spike evolution: epitope classification and immune escape prediction.
Teruel NFB, Crown M, Rajsbaum R, Bashton M, Najmanovich R
Understanding and Predicting Ligand Efficacy in the μ-Opioid Receptor through Quantitative Dynamical Analysis of Complex Structures.
Galdino GT, Mailhot O, Najmanovich R
Surfaces: a software to quantify and visualize interactions within and between proteins and ligands.
Teruel N, Borges VM, Najmanovich R
The DynaSig-ML Python package: automated learning of biomolecular dynamics-function relationships.
Mailhot O, Major F, Najmanovich R
SPEAR: Systematic ProtEin AnnotatoR.
Crown M, Teruel N, Najmanovich R, Bashton M
The NRGTEN Python package: an extensible toolkit for coarse-grained normal mode analysis of proteins, nucleic acids, small molecules and their complexes.
Mailhot O, Najmanovich R
Applications of the NRGsuite and the Molecular Docking Software FlexAID in Computational Drug Discovery and Design.
Morency LP, Gaudreault F, Najmanovich R
Applications of Normal Mode Analysis Methods in Computational Protein Design.
Frappier V, Chartier M, Najmanovich R
Development of an accessible integrated computational protein design software suite
Principal investigators: Najmanovich, Rafael
Keywords: Entropic and enthalpic contributions to stability; molecular similarities; optimization of biophysical properties of proteins; Protein Engineering
A versatile broad range microscale thermophoresis apparatus for the measurement of biomolecular interactions
Principal investigators: Najmanovich, Rafael
SurMIF: a method for the detection of biological macromolecular surface similarities
Principal investigators: Aharony, Noga
Keywords: Binding Site Similarities; Computational Biology; Molecular Interaction Fields; Protein Interaction
Assessment of Novel Molecular Docking Method
Principal investigators: Mailhot, Olivier
Keywords: Ics Studentship
Dynamics in molecular recognition
Principal investigators: Najmanovich, Rafael
TMPRSS6 in iron overload disorders
Principal investigators: Leduc, Richard
Keywords: Animal Models; Beta-Thalassemia; Bioinformatics; Hemochromatosis; Iron Overload; Medicinal Chemistry; Protease Inhibitors; Serine Protease; Three-Dimensional Structure; Tmprss6
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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