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Stanford University’s Folding@home distributed computing project is seeking volunteers to help researchers develop treatment therapies for the novel coronavirus.
Folding@home (FAH) uses the processing capacity of networked computers to simulate the complex process of protein folding, which helps determine how to treat diseases like Alzheimer’s and cancer, and SARS, another coronavirus. A brief explainer from Folding@home:
For both coronaviruses [the current 2019 nCoV and SARS], the first step of infection occurs in the lungs, when a protein on the surface of the virus binds to a receptor protein on a lung cell. This viral protein is called the spike protein … Proteins are not stagnant—they wiggle and fold and unfold to take on…
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Adam E. Williams
Account Manager with 20 years experience in Information Technology, Logistics, and Games Industries. Client-centric professional compelled to achieve greater win-win successes through focused solution sales. Striving to attain broader knowledge for greater achievements through continuous learning. Enthusiastic about providing proven customer service, sales, and communication to foster strong business relationships for mutual growth and benefit. I would love to share how my Sales, Business Development, Operations and Account Management experience and education can be a key asset to the success of your team or project.
I have enjoyed a varied career over that time, which has given me a unique perspective and insight into business. More so, as an entrepreneur in the past, I have learned some powerful lessons on what to do to succeed as well as what not to do.
I am a proven producer with a track record of increasing success and I have found that my success comes from continuous learning with a focus on the Pillars of Integrity, Creativity, and Perseverance. Let me bring that to bear for you in your project or team!