Diseases we study
Cancer
p53, kinases, GTPases like KRAS, and the DNA-repair proteins that should catch the damage.
Infectious diseases
COVID-19, Ebola, dengue, hepatitis C, and other viral and parasitic infections.
Neurological diseases
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's — diseases of protein misfolding in the brain.
Why we study diseases
The Folding@home project is dedicated to understanding protein folding, the diseases that result from protein misfolding and aggregation, and new computational ways to develop cures.
A distributed computing project must do more than run calculations on millions of PCs — it must produce results. We publish in peer-reviewed journals, give public lectures, and post regular updates on the Folding@home blog.