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Tucker "Emme" Burgin

Assistant Professor of Engineering

Overview

Emme Burgin's research focuses on the use of molecular simulations and machine learning for computationally engineering enzymes and other proteins. She received her PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan in 2021 and then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Washington.

Research Interests

Enzyme engineering; molecular simulation; computational chemistry; machine learning

Education

  • BS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester 2015
  • MS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester 2016
  • PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan 2021

Selected Publications

  • 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.

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