Welcome Rachel Clune and Hope Woods to the Open Rosetta Team!
We are delighted to share the addition of two new members to the Open Rosetta team at OMSF. Please join us in welcoming Rachel Clune as our new Documentation Writer, starting on May 1, and Hope Woods as our new Technical Product Lead, starting on May 12.
Rachel Clune brings a wealth of experience in computational chemistry and educational content development. After receiving her Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry from UC Berkeley, Rachel joined the Education Team at Schrödinger, Inc., where she developed tutorials and online course materials for utilizing and understanding computational chemistry tools. Rachel’s expertise in translating complex scientific concepts into accessible content makes her the perfect fit to lead the development and enhancement of our documentation resources. Her commitment to improving user experiences through clear educational materials will play a pivotal role in making Rosetta’s tools more accessible to the broader scientific community.
Hope Woods is a computational structural biologist with extensive experience in software development and molecular modeling, including work on the Rosetta Membrane Framework during her graduate studies. Hope recently completed her postdoctoral research at the University of Arkansas, where she focused on simulating large conformational changes of viral fusion proteins and predicting protein-protein binding free energies. She also holds a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, specializing in computational protein structure prediction. Hope has contributed to Rosetta workshops and has a strong background in using advanced computing resources for protein dynamics simulations. In her new role, Hope will lead the development and optimization of our Rosetta software tools, ensuring they meet the needs of our diverse scientific community.
We are excited to see how Rachel and Hope’s expertise and passion will drive the success of our projects. Both will be contributing to the growth and advancement of Rosetta’s mission to make cutting-edge molecular modeling tools accessible to the global scientific community.