Marshal Loo
Marshal Loo is an undergraduate student at Arizona State University, where he is completing degrees in Physics and Biochemistry. In addition, he is pursuing Applied Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder and Mathematics at Texas State University. Marshal intends to continue his academic career by applying to Ph.D. programs in Physics with an emphasis on theoretical and computational biophysics. He joined the Beckstein Lab in 2024 and contributes to research in computational studies of membrane proteins.
Marshal’s current project focuses on the membrane protein Prestin embedded in cholesterol–POPC bilayers, studied through coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. He is using the lab’s code on protein area to calculate cross-sectional areas with Voronoi tessellation methods. His work involves comparing coarse-grained simulations to atomistic models and slice thickness parameters to improve the consistency of area analysis.
Outside of his studies, Marshal enjoys cooking and spending time with his dog Oslo and cat Kevin.
- Metal-Organic Frameworks for Water Harvesting and Concurrent Carbon Capture: A
Review for Hygroscopic Materials. Advanced Materials, March 1, 2024.
- UV-VIS studies of solvent interactions of fullerene C₆₀ in cycloalkane solutions.
American Chemical Society, May 1, 2021.
