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Pierre is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the
Computational Nanotechnology Group in the Centre for
Computational Molecular Science.
Research projects: The research project
involves: (i) the study of existing structure models
of
DNA-LDH complexes and the comparison of simulated
structures with existing experimental analysis data,
(ii) the study of kinetic and thermodynamic
parameters and their optimization to increase the transfection process by comparing the energy of
stabilization for different nanohybrid systems and,
finally (iii) the elaboration of forcefield
parameters for a new generation of LDH structures
such as dendrimers. Questions related to cell
parameter transformations upon nanohybrization for
the nanoparticle layers and the spatial
reorganization of the inserted DNA substrate will be
first answered using the simulated model.
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Professional Qualifications:
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August 2004 Ph.D., Chemistry and
Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, US
• November 2002 Diplome dˇ¦ingenieur (M.S.),
Organic Chemistry, Ecole de Chimie et Physique de
Lyon, France
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December 1996 Classes Préparatoires
(Preparation of the entrance exam to ˇ§Grandes Ecolesˇ¨),
Lycée Hoche, Versailles, France
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Spoken Languages:
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Fluent in French, English and Vietnamese with basic
of German and Latin
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Awards:
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Departmental award
to study abroad from Rhone-Alpes
(1999)
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Best
Teaching Assistant Award at Notre Dame
University (2002)
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J.
Peter Grace Prize Fellowship of the Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Notre Dame
(2003-04)
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A special thanks to
the French government for all the scholarships I
received each year during my undergraduate
studies (1995-1999)
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Selected Publications
1. Tran, P. and Wiest, O. , ˇ§Comparison of the
flipped-in and flipped-out structure of photodamaged
DNA in waterˇ¨, August 2004 (manuscript to be
submitted)
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Contact Details:
Dr. Pierre Tran
Computational Nanotechnology
Centre for Computational Molecular Science
Room 231,
Australian Institute of Bioengineering and
Nanotechnology Building
#75,
The University of Queensland
QLD 4072, Brisbane
Australia
Tel: +61 (0)7-33463972
Fax: +61 (0)7-33463992
Email: uqptran@uq.edu.au
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