Cristina Butu Gives Her 4th-Year Talk

October 10, 2025

Congrats to Cristina Butu for giving her 4th-year PhD talk, “Why Are So Many Fusogens Rod-Shaped?”

Cristina shared her exciting work on how the shape of fusogen proteins affects membrane fusion, using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations to reveal how rod-like fusogens help membranes merge efficiently. Great job, Cristina! 👏