Molecular Visualization :

L. Zihan, A. Tek, F. Da Silva, C. Empereur-mot, M. Chavent*, M. Baaden*
Game on, science - How video game technology may help biologists tackle visualization challenges
PloS ONE, March, 2013 [link] (* corresponding authors)
see also the UnityMol website

A. C. Dahl, M. Chavent, M.S.P. Sansom
Bendix: Intuitive helix geometry analysis and abstraction
Bioinformatics, 15; 28(16), p 2193-4, 2012 [link].
see also the Bendix website

M. Chavent, A. Vanel, A. Tek, B. Levy, S. Robert, B. Raffin, M. Baaden
GPU-accelerated atom and dynamic bond visualization using HyperBalls: a unified algorithm for balls, sticks and hyperboloids
 Journal of Computational Chemistry, Vol 32, Issue 13, p. 2924-2935, 2011 [link]
see also the HyperBalls website.

M. Chavent, B. Levy, M. Krone, K. Bidmon, J. P. Nominé, T. Ertl, M. Baaden
GPU-powered tools boost molecular visualization
 Briefings in Bioinformatics, 12 (6), p. 689-701, 2011 [link]


M. Chavent*, B. Levy, B. Maigret
MetaMol: High Quality Visualization of Molecular Skin Surface.
Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 27 (2), p. 209-216, 2008 [link] (* corresponding author)


Molecular Modeling :

M. Dreher, M. Piuzzi, A. Turki, M. Chavent, M. Baaden, N. Férey, S. Limet, B. Raffin, S. Robert
Interactive Molecular Dynamics: Scaling up to large systems
 International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2013, 2013 [link]

N. Déliot*, M. Chavent*, C. Nourry, P. Lécine, C. Arnaud, A. Hermant, B. Maigret, J.-P. Borg
Biochemical studies and molecular dynamics simulations of Smad3-Erbin interaction identify a non-classical erbin PDZ binding. (* Firsts co-authors)
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 378 (3), p. 360-365, 2009 [link]

A. Beautrait, V. Leroux, M. Chavent, L. Ghemtio, M.-D. Devignes, M. Smaïl-Tabbone, W. Cai, X. Shao, G. Moreau, P. Bladon, J. Yao, B. Maigret
Multiple-step virtual screening using VSM-G: Overview and validation of fast geometrical matching enrichment.
Journal of Molecular Modeling, 14 (5), p. 393-401, 2008 [link]


Book Chapter :

A. Tek, M. Chavent, M. Baaden, O. Delalande, P. Bourdot, N. Ferey et al.
Interactive and Immersive Molecular Simulations
 Protein-Protein Interactions - Computational and Experimental Tools, 2012 ISBN: 978-953-51-0397-4 [link]



Miscellaneous :

M. Chavent, M. Baaden, E. Hénon, S. Antonczak
Soon in your lecture hall, chemistry will go to Hollywood.
Bientôt dans votre amphitéatre, la chimie fera son cinéma !
(in french) l’Actualité chimique, Mai 2012 [pdf]

M. Chavent (even if not mentioned in the text..), M. Baaden
Molecular illustration in chemistry and biology.
(in English and in french) AEIMS conference, November 2011 [pdf]

M. Chavent
Towards an interactive tool for protein docking.
PhD manuscript (in french) [link]