Sequence Dependence Studies of a 336-bp DNA Circle of Various Topology Through Energy Minimization Calculations
Published:
Biophysical Society Thematic Meeting, Santa Cruz, CA, 2018 
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Exploration of Configurational and Topological Properties of Minichromosomes Using Elastic Energy Optimizations at the DNA Base-pair Level
Published:
2020 Biophysical Society Meeting, San Diego, CA 
Torsional Diversity in Nucleosome Core Particle Structures Influences the Folding of Closed DNA Minichromosomes
Published:
2021 Europearn Biophysics Society Meeting, Vienna, Austria (virtual) 
publications
Incorporating Scientific Publishing into an Undergraduate Neuroscience Course : A Case Study Using IMPULSE
Published in Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, 2011
Recommended citation: Jones, L., et al. (2011). "Incorporating Scientific Publishing into an Undergraduate Neuroscience Course : A Case Study Using IMPULSE." Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education 1. 1(1).
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Design of net-charged abc-type collagen heterotrimers
Published in Journal of Structural Biology, 2014
Recommended citation: Parmer, A., et al. (2014). "Design of net-charged abc-type collagen heterotrimers." Journal of Structural Biology 1. 1(1).
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Designed architectural proteins that tune DNA looping in bacteria
Published in Nucleic Acids Research, 2021
Recommended citation: Tse, D., et al. (2021). "Designed architectural proteins that tune DNA looping in bacteria." Nucleic Acids Research 1. 1(1).
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Surprising Twists in Nucleosomal DNA with Implication for Higher-order Folding
Published in Journal of Molecular Biology, 2021
Recommended citation: Todolli, S., et al. (2021). "Surprising Twists in Nucleosomal DNA with Implication for Higher-order Folding." Journal of Molecular Biology 1. 1(1).'
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emDNA – A Tool for Modeling Protein-decorated DNA Loops and Minicircles at the Base-pair Step Level
Published in Journal of Molecular Biology, 2022
Recommended citation: Young, R., et al. (2022). "emDNA – A Tool for Modeling Protein-decorated DNA Loops and Minicircles at the Base-pair Step Level." Journal of Molecular Biology 1. 1(1).'
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Optimizing Binding among Bimolecular Tethered Complexes
Published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2024
Recommended citation: Pekar, K., et al. (2024). "Optimizing Binding among Bimolecular Tethered Complexes." The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 1. 1(1).'
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DNA simulation benchmarks revealed with the accumulation of high-resolution structures
Published in Biophysical Reviews, 2024
Recommended citation: Olson, W., et al. (2024). "DNA simulation benchmarks revealed with the accumulation of high-resolution structures." Biophysical Reviews 1. 1(1).
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research
Undergraduate Research at Appalachian State University
Mentored by: Dr. Jennifer Burris Project: Develop of a Raman spectroscopy system with an IR laser system to detect collagen in cervical cancer.
BioMaPS Research at Rutgers University
Mentored by: Dr. Jean Baum Project: Study of Peptide-level Mutations on Collagen. Methods: solution NMR, circular dichroism, indirect ELISA
Biophysics Research at Rutgers University
Mentored by: Dr. Wilma Olson Project: Influence of Purine Content on Circular DNA Models Methods: mesoscale modeling, molecular modeling, elastic energy opimization
talks
The Twists and Turns of Circular DNA: Biophysical Implications of Protein-DNA Interactions
Published:
Description on YouTube page “Physics and Astronomy colloquium talk at Appalachian State University by Robert Young from Rutgers University”
Torsional Diversity in Nucleosome Core Particle Structures Influences the Folding of Closed DNA Minichromosomes
Published:
Description on the YouTube page: “Poster video walk-through for the 2021 European Biophysics Conference. Title: “Torsional Diversity in Nucleosome Core Particle Structures Influences the Folding of Closed DNA Minichromosomes” Speaker: Robert Young, Rutgers University (ryoung.2011@rutgers.edu) Authors: R.T. Young, S.Todolli, W.K. Olson”
The Biophysical Implications of DNA Deformability
Published:
Desciption on the YouTube page: “Dr. Young teaches us about his work using computational biology to better understand how DNA can and can’t be deformed. By careful iterative processes, he is able to produce computational results that are proven accurate by experimental measurements.”
teaching
Supplemental Instructor- General Chemistry II
recitation/discussion, Appalachian State University, Department of Chemistry, 2009
Conducted supplemental workshops for General Chemistry II.
Recitation Instructor
recitation/discussion, Rutgers University, 2012
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FIRE Semester 2
FIRE198, University of Maryland, 2023
This is the second course in the First-Year Innovation & Research Experience (FIRE) program sequence and the introduction to the Genome Computing research stream.
FIRE Semester 3
FIRE298, University of Maryland, 2023
This is the third course in the First-Year Innovation & Research Experience (FIRE) program sequence and continuing work for the Genome Computing research stream.
FIRE Research Leadership
FIRE398, University of Maryland, 2023
Peer research mentorship course for upper-level undergraduate researchers of the Genome Computing research stream.
Summer Research Internship
FIRE199, University of Maryland, 2023
Summer course for summer research interns for the Genome Computing research stream.
FIRE Semester 1
FIRE120, University of Maryland, 2023
This is the first course in the FIRE (First-Year Innovation & Research Experience) program sequence. Engages the research process through the design, research, collaborative authorship and iterative review-based refinement of research proposals.