Centre for Genomic Regulation

The sweet spot in protein design—Where deep learning meets first principles

This Perspective explores recent methods and prospective ideas for developing hybrid AI-physics-based pipelines for protein and antibody de novo design. We argue that the highest-confidence candidates emerge where deep learning and first-principles models agree, a "sweet spot" th...

Converging pathomechanisms link SARS-CoV-2 infection with major neurodegenerative diseases

Neurological complications are among typical clinical manifestations, both during the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection and long-term post-acute COVID-19 sequelae, i.e., Long COVID. A growing body of evidence connects SARS-CoV-2 infection to systemic inflammation, peripheral im...