I was recently reminded of a Julia script I wrote several years back to estimate Pi using Monte Carlo sampling. I thought it was somewhat fortuitous, because I’ve been wanting to revisit the Julia language and get a little more programming experience with it. So, I decided I would I...
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tBid, or not tBid?
An apoptosis inspired re-imagining of a portion of the "To be, or not be" soliloquy
I originally wrote this re-imagining of the famous “To be, or not to be” soliloquy (actually just a portion it) from Shakespeare’s Hamlet over a year ago (I was still in Nashville at the time). This new version I concocted is inspired by apoptosis, and in particular the process of...
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Accelerating Python code with Cython and Numba
My experience accelerating the core continuous genetic algorithm of the GAlibrate package
Back in July, not long after I officially finished my postdoc, I decided to try writing a Python package that took advantage of either Cython or Numba to accelerate the core numerical algorithm(s); I wanted some more practical experience accelerating (numerically heavy) Python code (beyond NumPy). As my “real” problem...
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New publication and Cover art
Cardiolipin-Dependent Properties of Model Mitochondrial Membranes from Molecular Simulations
A paper that I’d been working on for quite a while (i.e., far too long) finally made it’s way out as a peer-reviewed journal article in the August 6th Issue of Biophysical Journal (still the current issue at the moment). The article is titled “Cardiolipin-Dependent Properties of Model Mitochondrial Membranes...
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