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Pedro Alberto Valiente

University of TorontoORCID 0000-0002-4776-6017Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Expanding gmx_MMPBSA capabilities for end-state binding free energy calculations with GROMACS and AMBER

Mario E. Valdés‐Tresanco, Mario Sergio Valdés Tresanco, Glenda Romero Hernandez, Pedro Alberto Valiente, Ernesto Moreno

The paper enhances gmx_MMPBSA for end-state binding free energy calculations by adding new models, analysis tools, and support for AMBER input files.

bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

A structure-guided pipeline yields peptide inhibitors that disarm fungal peptidase-driven virulence and resistance

Davier Gutierrez‐Gongora, Jacob Hambly, Norris Chan, Oscar Romero, Michael Woods, Esther Olabisi-Adeniyi, Aimee Maria Dawe, María Juliana Mantilla, Gregory A. Wasney, Jared S. Deyarmin, Stephanie N. Samra, Pedro Alberto Valiente, Melanie Alpaugh, Adnane Sellam, Ryan S. Prosser, , Jennifer Geddes‐McAlister

The paper designs peptide inhibitors targeting fungal peptidases to reduce virulence and resistance without harming host cells, showing efficacy in vitro and in vivo.

bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Deciphering PD1 activation mechanism from molecular docking and molecular dynamic simulations

Luis F. Ponce, Daniel P. Ramirez-Echemendía, Kalet León, Pedro Alberto Valiente

The paper investigates PD1 activation mechanism using molecular docking and simulations, finding a high molecular weight complex that explains PD1-PDL1 interaction and activation.

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B · Jun 21, 2023Peer-reviewedBioinformatics