NIC Research Group Computational Life Science

The Covino group develops theoretical and computational methods to investigate rare molecular events in biological systems. Biomolecules continuously transition between different conformations to perform their functions, but many of these transitions occur on timescales that make them difficult to access with experiments and conventional molecular simulations.

The group combines molecular simulation, machine learning and simulation-based inference to uncover the mechanisms underlying these processes and to connect computational models with experimental data. Method development and biological applications go hand in hand, with a particular focus on approaches designed to exploit massively parallel high-performance computing.

John von Neumann-Institut für Computing (NIC)
Research Group Life Science
​Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies
Ruth-Moufang-Straße 1
60438 Frankfurt am Main​
Germany

Head (since 2025): Prof. Dr. Roberto Covino
Büro: 1|402 (FIAS)
Tel.: +49 69 798 47623
E-Mail: covino@fias.uni-frankfurt.de
URL: NIC web page