Position Summary This is part of a NIH funded effort to reveal how plant natural products are transported, and how these small molecules can be applied to human health. The larger mission of the Vermaas laboratory is to study plant processes such as photosynthesis, cell wall biosynthesis, and specialized metabolite transport. These questions are key to solving sustainability challenges. With the ultimate goal of facilitating a robust bioeconomy, the Vermaas lab leverages computational methods such as atomistic or coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations with both classical and machine-learned force fields to study key questions around these topics. By using and developing these molecular simulation tools, the Vermaas lab seeks to create a molecular-level picture of these b