Gilbert, Benjamin R.

Fundamental behaviors emerge from simulations of a living minimal cell

Thornburg, Z. R., Bianchi, D. M., Brier, T. A., Gilbert, B. R., Earnest, E. E., Melo, M. C. R., Safronova, N., Sáenz, J. P., Cook, A. T., Wise, K. S., et al. (2022) · Cell

Lipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorLipid metabolism and biosynthesis

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Molecular dynamics simulation of an entire cell

Stevens, J. A., Grünewald, F., van Tilburg, P. A. M., König, M., Gilbert, B. R., Brier, T. A., Thornburg, Z. R., Luthey-Schulten, Z., & Marrink, S. J. (2023) · Frontiers in Chemistry

Protein Structure and DynamicsAdvanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions

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Bringing the genetically minimal cell to life on a computer in 4D

Thornburg, Z. R., Maytin, A., Kwon, J., Brier, T. A., Gilbert, B. R., Fu, E., Gao, Y.-L., Quenneville, J., Wu, T., Li, H., et al. (2026) · Cell

Gene Regulatory Network AnalysisRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

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Bringing the Genetically Minimal Cell to Life on a Computer in 4D

Thornburg, Z. R., Maytin, A., Kwon, J., Brier, T. A., Gilbert, B. R., Fu, E., Gao, Y.-L., Quenneville, J., Wu, T., Li, H., et al. (2025) · Cell

Gene Regulatory Network AnalysisRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

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‘Generating chromosome geometries in a minimal cell from cryo-electron tomograms and chromosome conformation capture maps’

Gilbert, B. R., Thornburg, Z. R., Lam, V., Rashid, F.-Z. M., Glass, J. I., Villa, E., Dame, R. T., & Luthey-Schulten, Z. (2021) · Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

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Integrating cellular and molecular structures and dynamics into whole-cell models

Luthey-Schulten, Z., Thornburg, Z. R., & Gilbert, B. R. (2022) · Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Gene Regulatory Network AnalysisProtein Structure and Dynamics

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Dynamics of chromosome organization in a minimal bacterial cell

Gilbert, B. R., Thornburg, Z. R., Brier, T. A., Stevens, J. A., Grünewald, F., Stone, J. E., Marrink, S. J., & Luthey-Schulten, Z. (2023) · Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Genomics and Chromatin DynamicsBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

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