Tucker "Emme" Burgin
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Emme Burgin's research focuses on the use of molecular simulations and machine learning for computationally engineering enzymes and other proteins.
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Education
- B.S. University of Rochester, 2015
- M.S. University of Rochester, 2016
- Ph.D. University of Michigan, 2021
Selected Publications
Burgin, T., Pollard, B.C., Knott, B.C. et al. (2024). The reaction mechanism of the Ideonella sakaiensis PETase enzyme. Communications Chemistry 7: 65.
Burgin, T., Ellis, S., Mayes, H.B. (2023). ATESA: an Automated Aimless Shooting Workflow. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 19(1): 235–44.
Burgin, T., Pfaendtner, J., Beck, D.A.C. (2023). Quick and Accurate Estimates of Mutation Effects on Relative Activity of Enzymes from Molecular Simulations with Restrained Transition States. Journal of Physical Chemistry B 126(48): 9964–70.
Burgin, T., Mayes, H.B. (2019). Mechanism of Oligosaccharide Synthesis via a Mutant GH29 Fucosidase. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering 4: 402–9.
Burgin, T., Ståhlberg, J., Mayes, H.B. (2018). Advantages of a distant cellulase catalytic base. Journal of Biological Chemistry 293(13): 4680–7.