The devil is in the details, or so the old adage goes. Jhih-Wei Chu understands that better than anyone. A UC Berkeley professor of chemical engineering, Chu models the behavior of proteins atom by painstaking atom. By understanding how proteins interact with other molecules, as well as larger structures in the cell, he is developing a new way to target medicines, design novel materials, and ultimately improve our understanding of cell behavior.

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