Before returning to University to pursue a PhD I was a software engineer and third-party developer’s lead for Motorola Mobile Devices. It was a time just before the iPhone had been released and we were fighting the likes of Sony and Nokia. Whilst working for Motorola I was taught how to code well, how to document, and most importantly, how to design a project. We had to meet very high standards and we were always up against tight deadlines.
Coming into Science, and notably, through an academic/University route, my time with Motorola has equipt me with industry-standard software design skills. I apply these skills to all areas of my research and consultancy.
If you like to discuss science consultancy terms in areas of computer science, computational chemistry and computers interfacing with life-sciences, please get in touch: distributed.science[at]googlemail[dot]com
For very short term consultancy projects in terms of the GROMACS software suite please read below.
Very short science consultancy periods
I can help troubleshoot troublesome Gromacs .tpr compilations, geometry and topology files.
- Resolve grompp .tpr compilation issues.
- Build geometry and topology files from crystal/NMR .pdb files.
- Resolve energy minimisation problems.
- Run short simulations.
I will take your protein trajectory or Protein Data Bank file and produce an electronic document of structural analysis. This will be catered to what we agree on but can include as an example:
- Distance plots, including Pearson Correlationship distances.
- B-Factor, or “temperature factor”, as a measure of thermal-dependent atomic displacement. and vibration.
- Free energy plots (providing all files are available) e.g., metadynamics and umbrella sampling.
- Metal ion binding site illustrations.
- Bilayer thickness, area per lipid and lipid order parameter calculations.
Rather than attempt to list everything available, please contact me so we can discuss your needs and a reasonable time frame for delivery.
I have extensive experience working on models of soluble proteins, transmembrane proteins, membrane bilayer dynamics and nanoparticles.
Dr Anthony Nash MRSC: computational chemistry and life sciences 