Brigita Urbanc
, Department of Physics, Drexel University
Research Focus
About Brigita
After completing her PhD research on ferroelectric liquid crystals at Jozef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana (Slovenia), I joined the Physics Department at Boston University where I applied statistical physics and simulation techniques to Alzheimer’s disease research. I adapted the discrete molecular dynamics method combined with a four-bead and united-atom protein models to study folding and assembly of intrinsically disordered proteins, such as amyloid beta-protein and alpha-synuclein, which play key roles in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. In 2008, I joined the Department of Physics at Drexel University. My research group at Drexel University uses various molecular dynamics techniques to study intrinsically disordered peptides and proteins and experimental techniques to investigate assembly of insulin and amyloid-beta proteins and their interaction with lipid vesicles.
Education
Postdoc
Boston University, 08/1996
Ph.D.
Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 06/1994
Master's
Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 06/1990
Bachelor's
Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 06/1987
