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Current Research
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Biophysics
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Research on the interaction between new antimicrobials
and bacterial membranes requires
state of the art computational support. The
calculations involve simultaneously generating
the Newtonian trajectories of up to 60,000
atoms and would be unfeasibly long using
traditional computers. Therefore, the quality
of this research will benefit from Brandon
University's involvement in massively parallel
facilities such as WestGrid.
The ability to conduct research at Brandon
University is strongly assisted by the existence
of the CANARIE R&E network connection
through MRnet. Because there are collaborators across the country
(British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Nova
Scotia) they often need to interface with
each other via video teleconference. At
the current time, there are weekly group
meetings scheduled via video teleconference
between collaborators at Brandon
University and the University of Guelph.
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| They are eagerly awaiting the proposed
WestGrid meeting room which will further
enhance their ability to collaborate
with researchers having similar interests
at other universities. |
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