Carlsson lab

The goals of our research are to improve the atomic level understanding of protein-ligand interactions using computational models and develop novel strategies for drug discovery. Using physics-based methods such as molecular dynamics simulations and molecular docking, we study how small molecules interact with proteins and thereby modulate their function. Many of our research projects involve G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). This large family of membrane proteins plays essential roles in human physiology and includes numerous important drug targets. We are also interested in structure-based drug design with focus on enzyme targets involved in cancer and viral infections.We are part of the Dept. of Cell and Molecular Biology and the Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) at Uppsala university. Visit our external website to read more about our research.

Research projects

Currently we are performing research in the following areas:

G protein-coupled receptors: Drug design, activation mechanism, evolution

Enzymes: Inhibitor design

Structure-based virtual screening (molecular docking)

Molecular dynamics simulations

Fragment-based drug design

Protein structure prediction

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Group members

Group members: Jens Carlsson

People

An updated list of group members is available on our external website.

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