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Christopher J. Williams

Duke University · US
Area of research
Molecular Biology · Materials Chemistry
Research interest
Research interests include Enzyme Structure and Function, Protein Structure and Dynamics, Protein purification and stability, and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.
h-index
24
citations
14,767
works
78
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

New targets and procedures for validating the valence geometry of nucleic acid structures
Nucleic Acids Research 2026cited by 1position: middledoi
Categorizing prediction modes within low-pLDDT regions of <i>AlphaFold</i> 2 structures: near-predictive, pseudostructure and barbed wire
Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology 2025cited by 4position: firstdoi
<i>Cis</i> ‐ <scp>nonProline</scp> peptides: Genuine occurrences and their functional roles
Protein Science 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Categorizing prediction modes within low-pLDDT regions of AlphaFold2 structures
2025cited by 2position: firstdoi
RNAprecis: Prediction of full-detail RNA conformation from the experimentally best-observed sparse parameters
2025cited by 1position: middledoi
AlphaFold predictions are valuable hypotheses and accelerate but do not replace experimental structure determination.
2024cited by 258position: middledoi
Outcomes of the EMDataResource cryo-EM Ligand Modeling Challenge
Nature Methods 2024cited by 17position: middledoi
Outcomes of the EMDataResource cryo-EM Ligand Modeling Challenge.
2024cited by 16position: middledoi
Heat Inactivation of Nipah Virus for Downstream Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Does Not Interfere with Sample Quality
Pathogens 2024cited by 8position: middledoi
Outcomes of the EMDataResource Cryo-EM Ligand Modeling Challenge
2024cited by 2position: middledoi
AlphaFold predictions are valuable hypotheses, and accelerate but do not replace experimental structure determination
2022cited by 7position: middledoi
Accelerating crystal structure determination with iterative AlphaFold prediction
2022cited by 2position: middledoi
Cryo-EM model validation recommendations based on outcomes of the 2019 EMDataResource challenge
Nature Methods 2021cited by 119position: middledoi
Making the invisible enemy visible
Nature Structural &amp; Molecular Biology 2021cited by 28position: middledoi
The importance of residue‐level filtering and the Top2018 best‐parts dataset of high‐quality protein residues
Protein Science 2021cited by 18position: firstdoi
The importance of residue-level filtering, and the Top2018 best-parts dataset of high-quality protein residues
2021cited by 1position: firstdoi
Making the invisible enemy visible
2020cited by 3position: middledoi
Outcomes of the 2019 EMDataResource model challenge: validation of cryo-EM models at near-atomic resolution
2020cited by 0position: middledoi
Macromolecular structure determination using X-rays, neutrons and electrons: recent developments in <i>Phenix</i>
Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology 2019cited by 7,316position: middledoi
New tools in MolProbity validation: CaBLAM for CryoEM backbone, UnDowser to rethink “waters,” and NGL Viewer to recapture online 3D graphics
Protein Science 2019cited by 177position: middledoi
CaBLAM for chiropraxis in cryoEM, UnDowser to rethink “waters”, and NGL Viewer to recapture online 3D graphics in MolProbity validation
2019cited by 2position: middledoi
MolProbity: More and better reference data for improved all‐atom structure validation
Protein Science 2017cited by 4,894position: firstdoi
mcaGUI: microbial community analysis R-Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Bioinformatics 2012cited by 8position: middledoi

Grants

FMRG: Cyber: Manufacturing USA: Robotic Additive Manufacturing of Volumetrically-Oriented Multi-Functional Composites via Digital Twin-Informed Optimization
NSF2428288$2,999,3192025–2029PIRePORTER
REU Site: CO2 Chemical Engineering: Opportunities and Challenges
NSF2050956$413,0362021–2025PIRePORTER
I-Corps: Multi-axis Additive Manufacturing Process for Performance-Optimized Composites
NSF2140020$50,0002021–2023PIRePORTER
CPS: TTP Option: Medium: Collaborative Research: Cyber-Physical System Integrity and Security with Impedance Signatures
NSF1932213$699,9982019–2024PIRePORTER
I-Corps: High-temperature 3D Printer for High-Performance Polymers
NSF1934465$50,0002019–2020PIRePORTER
GOALI: Additive Manufacturing of High Performance Elastomers via Vat Photopolymerization of Aqueous Polymer Dispersions
NSF1762712$439,7612018–2022PIRePORTER
UNS: Selective Catalytic Conversion of Syngas-Derived Dimethyl Oxalate to Ethylene Glycol: Mechanistic Insights from In-Situ Surface Vibrational Spectroscopy
NSF1510157$348,1722015–2019PIRePORTER
GOALI/Collaborative Research: Topology Optimization for Additively Manufactured Metal Castings
NSF1462089$242,7042015–2019PIRePORTER
EAGER/Collaborative Research/Cybermanufacturing: Just Make It: Integrating Cybermanufacturing into Design Studios to Enable Innovation
NSF1546985$99,9762015–2017PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research/Workshop: Educational Needs and Opportunities in Additive Manufacturing; Arlington, Virginia; April 10-11, 2014
NSF1431785$7,8592014–2014PIRePORTER
CAREER: Additive Manufacture of Copper Cellular Materials
NSF1254287$408,0002013–2019PIRePORTER
RET Site: Innovation-based Manufacturing
NSF1200221$450,0002012–2016PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Small Organic Fuels on Encapsulated Metal Catalysts in Gas Diffusion Electrode Environment
NSF1235654$120,0002012–2015PIRePORTER
REU SITE: Sustainable Energy in Chemical Engineering
NSF0851997$300,0002009–2013PIRePORTER
Carbon Dioxide and Water Flux Responses to Extreme Weather and Climate Anomalies: A Fluxnet Synthesis
NSF0910766$494,0562008–2011PIRePORTER
Carbon Dioxide and Water Flux Responses to Extreme Weather and Climate Anomalies: A Fluxnet Synthesis
NSF0628641$539,4082007–2009PIRePORTER
Operando Vibrational Spectroscopic Investigation of Heterogeneous Asymmetric Hydrogenation on Transition Metal Catalysts
NSF0731074$352,7992007–2011PIRePORTER
CAREER: Investigation of Catalysis at Solid-Liquid Interfaces by Non-Linear Optical Spectroscopy
NSF0093695$391,0002001–2006PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Jane S. Richardson · Duke University16 papers (2017–2026)Vincent B. Chen · Duke University7 papers (2017–2025)Tristan I. Croll · Codexis (United States)6 papers (2019–2024)David C. Richardson · Duke University5 papers (2019–2025) · 4 papers (2020–2024)Thomas C. Terwilliger · Los Alamos National Laboratory3 papers (2022–2024)Randy J. Read · University of California, Berkeley3 papers (2022–2024)Michael G. Prisant · Columbia University3 papers (2019–2025)Billy K. Poon · Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory3 papers (2019–2022)Nigel W. Moriarty · Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory2 papers (2017–2019)Michael G. Prisant · Duke University2 papers (2017–2019)Swati Jain · Delhi Pharmaceutical Science and Research University2 papers (2017–2019)Kay Diederichs · Universität Konstanz2 papers (2020–2021)Gianluca Santoni · Paris School of Economics2 papers (2020–2021)Sam Horrell · Diamond Light Source2 papers (2020–2021)Paul D. Adams · University of Arkansas at Fayetteville2 papers (2022–2024)Agnel P. Joseph · Science and Technology Facilities Council2 papers (2020–2021)Pavel V. Afonine · Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory2 papers (2022–2022)Dale E. Tronrud · Oregon State University2 papers (2020–2021)Alexander M. Payne · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2 papers (2020–2021)