Molecular Dynamics

Beyond Conventional MD: Exploring Rare Molecular Events

A practical map of how enhanced-sampling and rare-event methods reveal molecular pathways, free-energy landscapes, and kinetics—and what each method can legitimately tell us.

Oct 21, 2025

Ensemble Docking for Binding and Activity Prediction

Limitations of static single-structure docking for flexible targets, and an integrated workflow combining molecular dynamics, clustering, and machine learning.

Jun 14, 2025

Choosing the Right PDB Structure: A Systematic Guide for Docking and MD Simulations

Your docking pose is only as trustworthy as your starting coordinates. Here is a systematic guide to navigating the PDB, avoiding common pitfalls, and future-proofing your workflow for the coming mmCIF era.

Oct 23, 2024

Computational Strategies for Accelerating Drug Discovery: A Comprehensive Review

A comprehensive walkthrough of cheminformatics, machine learning, molecular docking, ADMET prediction, and molecular dynamics simulations as the modern toolbox for computer-aided drug discovery.

Sep 28, 2024

Practical System Preparation Tips for Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Practical choices that change MD results before the simulation starts: solvent box shape, protein termini, and how to pick a representative conformation.

May 21, 2024

Ten Critical Pitfalls in Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Strategies for Mitigation

A guide for researchers on avoiding common methodological errors in molecular dynamics, from structure preparation to force field selection and experimental validation.

Mar 30, 2024

A Quick Guide to Temperature Replica Exchange Molecular Dynamics

Learn how T-REMD enhances conformational sampling in protein–ligand simulations, with setup tips and a GROMACS example workflow.

Dec 17, 2023

Principal Component Analysis and Free Energy Landscape Mapping Using GROMACS

Step-by-step workflow for performing PCA and Free Energy Landscape (FEL) analysis from MD simulations with GROMACS.

Nov 22, 2023

Step-by-Step MD Simulation of a Protein–Ligand Complex with GROMACS

A clear workflow for setting up, running, and analyzing a protein–ligand complex simulation using CHARMM36 and TIP3P in GROMACS.

Sep 5, 2023

Molecular Simulation in Drug Discovery: A Strategic Guide to Core Methods

Overview of key molecular simulation methods (QM, MD, CGMD, MC, BD, LD, DPD) and their strategic applications in drug discovery pipelines.

Aug 10, 2023