Carlos Camacho

Carlos Camacho, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Ph.D. in Physics, University of Maryland, College Park
Camacho
Contact

Phone: (412)648-7776
E-mail: ccamacho@pitt.edu
Website: smoothdock.ccbb.pitt.edu/

Research Summary

A striking set of specific and non-specific interactions encoded in the protein structure tolerates binding only to a unique substrate. My main research interests focus on modeling the physical interactions responsible for molecular recognition, and in the development of new technologies for structural prediction, their substrates and supramolecular assemblies. Any progress in these fundamental problems is bound to bring about a better understanding of how proteins work cooperatively in a cell, promoting breakthroughs in every aspect of the biological sciences.

Recent Publications

Ye Z, Needham PG, Estabrooks SK, Whitaker SK, Garcia BL, Misra S, Brodsky JL, Camacho CJ. (2017) Symmetry breaking during homodimeric assembly activates an E3 ubiquitin ligase. Sci Rep. 7(1):1789.

Pabon NA, Camacho CJ. (2017) Probing protein flexibility reveals a mechanism for selective promiscuity. Elife 6. pii: e22889.

 

Grants
Project title Proj Start Date Proj End Date Funding Source
Spatial Segregation of Cell Functioning during Motility 3/1/2012 11/30/2019 NIGMS-R01
Structural basis of self-recognition in hydroid allorecognition proteins 3/1/2016 2/28/2019 NSF
Realtime Discovery of Inhibitors among Billion Compounds for Preview and Download 3/15/2017 2/28/2021 NIH-R01