Matias Barcelo

Education

Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX)

Lyle School of Engineering – BA Computer Science, Minor Data Science

Jobs and Research Experience

Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center (SMU Tutoring Center)

Tutor for Computer Science, Data Science, Calculus, and Spanish.

Research Experience for Undergraduates — University of Texas at Dallas

Student Researcher at the Dr. Faruck Morcos evolutionary information lab.

Used UT Dallas’ high performance computing (HPC) system, specifically Ganymede 2, to help PHD student formulate research protocol for molecular dynamic simulations.

Packages/software/systems used: AMBER biomolecular tools package, Chimera Software, SLURM workload manager

PROTEIN–PROTEIN INTERACTION Two domains docked at a binding interface (o). This research aimed at better understanding protein folding and protein-protein interactions when mutations in residues (amino acids) occur away from the interface — the surface where proteins physically meet. Drag to rotate.

♪ “Trophy” — Hirokazu Ando / Shogo Sakai / Tadashi Ikegami

Undergraduate Research at Dallas College — Dallas College (Eastfield Campus)

Laboratory Assistant for Mrs. Jessica Gonzalez.