Background
McCammon, James Andrew was born on February 8, 1947 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Son of Lewis Brown and Jean Ann McCammon.
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Dynamics of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
(This book is a self-contained introduction to the theory ...)
This book is a self-contained introduction to the theory of atomic motion in proteins and nucleic acids. An understanding of such motion is essential because it plays a crucially important role in biological activity. The authors, both of whom are well known for their work in this field, describe in detail the major theoretical methods that are likely to be useful in the computer-aided design of drugs, enzymes and other molecules. A variety of theoretical and experimental studies is described and these are critically analyzed to provide a comprehensive picture of dynamic aspects of biomolecular structure and function. The book will be of interest to graduate students and research workers in structural biochemistry (X-ray diffraction and NMR), theoretical chemistry (liquids and polymers), biophysics, enzymology, molecular biology, pharmaceutical chemistry, genetic engineering and biotechnology.
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James Andrew McCammon
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James Andrew McCammon, American Chemistry educator. Achievements include development of the molecular dynamics simulationmethod for proteins and nucleic acids, of the thermodynamic cycle perturbation method for studying molecular recognition, and of the Brownian dynamics method for simulating diffusion-controlled reactions.
Education
Bachelor magna cum laude, Pomona College, 1969; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1976.
Career
Research fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1976-1978; assistant professor, U. Houston, 1978-1981; M.D. Anderson professor of chemistry, U. Houston, 1981-1994; director Institute for Molecular Design, U. Houston, 1987-1994; professor biochemistry, U. Houston, 1989-1994; adjunct professor of chemistry, U. Houston, since 1995. Adjunct Professor molecular physiology and biophysics Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1986-1994, Adjunct Professor biochemistry, 1992-1994. Joseph E. Mayer chair theoretical chemistry University of California, San Diego, since 1995, professor pharmacology, since 1995.
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Dynamics of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
(This book is a self-contained introduction to the theory ...)
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Dynamics of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society. Member American Chemical Society, Biophysics Society, Protein Society, Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Anne Elizabeth Woltmann, June 6, 1969.
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American
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Recipient Teacher-scholar award Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, George H. Hitchings award Burroughs-Wellcome Fund, 1987, Computerworld Smithsonian Information Technology Leadership award for Breakthrough Computational Science, 1995. Named Alfred P. Sloan Research fellow, 1980.Recipient Teacher-scholar award Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, George H. Hitchings award Burroughs-Wellcome Fund, 1987, Computerworld Smithsonian Information Technology Leadership award for Breakthrough Computational Science, 1995. Named Alfred P. Sloan Research fellow, 1980.