Valerie Daggett
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Valerie Daggett is a professor
of bioengineering at the University of Washington
in Seattle, Washington, United States
. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, San Francisco
, advised by Irwin Kuntz and Peter Kollman
, and subsequently held a postdoctoral position with Michael Levitt
at Stanford University
. Her laboratory focuses on work in molecular dynamics
simulations of protein
s and other biomolecule
s. In 2005, the Daggett laboratory was awarded a supercomputing grant by the U.S. Department of Energy
, which was renewed for almost two million processor-hours in 2006.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of bioengineering at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
in Seattle, Washington, United States
United States
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. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
The University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world...
, advised by Irwin Kuntz and Peter Kollman
Peter Kollman
Peter Andrew Kollman was a professor of chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco....
, and subsequently held a postdoctoral position with Michael Levitt
Michael Levitt
Professor Michael Levitt FRS is a British biophysicist. He has been Professor of Structural biology, Stanford University, California, since 1987 working in computational biology and bioinformatics....
at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. Her laboratory focuses on work in molecular dynamics
Molecular dynamics
Molecular dynamics is a computer simulation of physical movements of atoms and molecules. The atoms and molecules are allowed to interact for a period of time, giving a view of the motion of the atoms...
simulations of protein
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
s and other biomolecule
Biomolecule
A biomolecule is any molecule that is produced by a living organism, including large polymeric molecules such as proteins, polysaccharides, lipids, and nucleic acids as well as small molecules such as primary metabolites, secondary metabolites, and natural products...
s. In 2005, the Daggett laboratory was awarded a supercomputing grant by the U.S. Department of Energy
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
, which was renewed for almost two million processor-hours in 2006.