Cristiano Dias
Education
Ph.D.; McGill University, Canada; ; 2007
M.S.; Universite de Montreal, Canada; ; 2001
B.S.; Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil; ; 1998
M.S.; Universite de Montreal, Canada; ; 2001
B.S.; Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil; ; 1998
Teaching Interests
1) Freshman Physics Courses (e.g., Phys. 111)
2) Biophysics courses (e.g., BioPhysics 350).
3) Graduate level "Statistical Mechanics".
2) Biophysics courses (e.g., BioPhysics 350).
3) Graduate level "Statistical Mechanics".
Past Courses
PHYS 111: PHYSICS I
PHYS 204: BIOPHYSICS OF LIFE
PHYS 350: BIOPHYSICS
PHYS 451: BIOPHYSICS II
PHYS 204: BIOPHYSICS OF LIFE
PHYS 350: BIOPHYSICS
PHYS 451: BIOPHYSICS II
Research Interests
In our lab, we study non-equilibrium phenomena using atomistic and statistical mechanics models to understand biological systems. Our recent focus has been in protein self-assembly in solution and on the surface of lipid membranes. A better understanding of self-assembly and how it leads to the formation of supramolecular structures is allowing us to design better biomaterials. Our study on membrane damage due to the self-assembly of proteins is improving our understanding of amyloid toxicity in diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. These studies are being carried out in collaboration with experimentalist and theoreticians. These interdisciplinary topics lie at the interface of physics, chemistry, biology, and material science.
Journal Article
Yang, Yanxing , & Distaffen, Hannah , & Jalali, Sharareh , & Nieuwkoop, Andrew, & Nilsson, Bradley, & Dias, Cristiano (2022). Atomic Insights into Amyloid-Induced Membrane Damage. ACS Chem. Neurosci., 13, 2766–2777.
Jeong, Young, & Dias, Cristiano, & Diekman, Casey, & Brochon, Helen, & Kim, , & Kaur, Manpreet, & Kim, Yong-Sung, & Jang, Hye-In, & Kim, Yong (2019). Magnesium regulates the circadian oscillator in cyanobacteria. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 34(4), 380-390.
Jeong, Young, & Dias, Cristiano, & Diekman, Casey, & Brochon, Helene, & Kim, Pyonghwa, & Kaur, Manpreet, & Kim, Yong-Sung, & Jang, Hye-In, & Kim, Yong (2019). Magnesium regulates the circadian oscillator in cyanobacteria. . Journal of Biological Rhythms, 34(4), 380-390.
Dias, Cristiano, & Jampani, Srinivasa , & Mahmoudinobar, Farbod , & Su, Zhaoqian (2015). Thermodynamics of Aβ16–21 dissociation from a fibril: Enthalpy, entropy, and volumetric properties. Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, 83, 1963–1972.
Dias, Cristiano, & Su, Zhaoqian (2014). Driving beta-strands into fibrils. J. Phys. Chem. B, 118, 10830.
Jeong, Young, & Dias, Cristiano, & Diekman, Casey, & Brochon, Helen, & Kim, , & Kaur, Manpreet, & Kim, Yong-Sung, & Jang, Hye-In, & Kim, Yong (2019). Magnesium regulates the circadian oscillator in cyanobacteria. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 34(4), 380-390.
Jeong, Young, & Dias, Cristiano, & Diekman, Casey, & Brochon, Helene, & Kim, Pyonghwa, & Kaur, Manpreet, & Kim, Yong-Sung, & Jang, Hye-In, & Kim, Yong (2019). Magnesium regulates the circadian oscillator in cyanobacteria. . Journal of Biological Rhythms, 34(4), 380-390.
Dias, Cristiano, & Jampani, Srinivasa , & Mahmoudinobar, Farbod , & Su, Zhaoqian (2015). Thermodynamics of Aβ16–21 dissociation from a fibril: Enthalpy, entropy, and volumetric properties. Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, 83, 1963–1972.
Dias, Cristiano, & Su, Zhaoqian (2014). Driving beta-strands into fibrils. J. Phys. Chem. B, 118, 10830.
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