Chia-en A. Chang

Principal Investigator
Ph.D., U. of Maryland, College Park
B.S., National Taiwan University

Computational/theoretical chemistry, biophysics, binding kinetics

Mohammad Homaidur Rahman

Postdoctoral Researcher, Ph.D., IITMADRAS, India
Drug unbinding
Understanding drug unbinding kinetics through milestoning theory

Talant Ruzmetov

Postdoctoral Researcher, Ph.D., Kent State University

Drug binding/unbinding Machine learning

Kingsley Wu

Graduate Student
Chemistry, 6th year

Computer-Aided Drug Development/Enzyme Design Molecular Recognition/Protein Functional Dynamics

David Ta-I Hung

Graduate Student
Bioengineering, 3rd year
Molecular Recognition, Drug Development Ligand-receptor binding kinetics

Ruben Montes

Graduate Student
Biochemistry, 1st year

Molecular Recognition/Binding Kinetics

Parisa Fasihianifard

Graduate Student
Chemistry, 1st year

Molecular recognition, Drug development

Tanvi Pathania

Graduate Student
Chemistry, 1st year

Molecular recognition, Drug development

Emily Vig

Graduate Student MS
Biochemistry, 1st year

Molecular recognition, Drug development

William Troxel

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Molecular recognition

Former group members

Postdoctoral fellows:
  • Mohammad Homaidur Rahman, 2021-2023
  • Jeff Thomason, 2020-2021
  • Si-han Chen, 2018-2020
  • Hari Pandey, 2018-2020
  • Zhiye Tang, 2016-2017, subsequently, postdoc at Nagoya University
  • Christopher C. Roberts, 2015-2017, South Carolina Governor School of Science and Mathematics
  • Safieh Tork Ladani, Chemistry, 2015-2016
  • Yu-ming Mindy Huang, Chemistry, 2014-2015, subsequently, postdoc at UCSD
  • Sepideh Yaghmaei, Chemistry, 2011-2012, community college lecturer
  • Myungshim Kang, Chemistry, 2009-2013, CUNY, Stanly Island
  • Qaiser Fatmi, Chemistry, 2008-2010, Quaid-e-Azam University, Pakistan
  • Alfonso Lam, Chemistry, 2008-2009, subsequently, City of Hope
Graduate students:
  • Kingsley Wu, Chemistry, 2017-2023 Revolution Medicines
  • Jianan Sun, Environmental Toxicology, 2016-2022
  • Shivansh Kaushik, Chemistry, 2018-2022 Humanwell
  • Yuliana Bosken, Biochemistry, 2015-2021 Biovia (Dassault Systemes)
  • Tim Cholko, Chemistry, 2016-2021 Eli Lilly
  • Mark Raymondo, Biochemistry, 2016-2019 (master student)
  • Wanli You, Chemistry, 2012-2017
  • Zhiye Tang, Chemistry, 2011-2016, subsequently, postdoc at UCR
  • Steven Ahrendt, Bioinformatics, 2010-2015, subsequently, postdoc at UCB
  • Christopher C. Roberts, Chemistry, 2009-2014, subsequently, postdoc at UCR
  • Yu-ming Mindy Huang, Chemistry, 2009-2014, subsequently, postdoc at UCSD
  • Rizi Ai, GGB, 2008-2012, subsequently, postdoc at UCSD
Undergraduate students:
  • Wai Thant, Biochemistry, CNAS Freshman Fellowship, 2008-2011
  • Kirmanj Atrushi, CNAS Freshman Fellowship, 2008
  • Sunny Lee, Biochemistry, 2009-2011, subsequently, School of Pharmacy, University of Pacific
  • Kevin Kim, Chemistry, 2009-2010
  • Jaspreet Kaur, Chemistry, 2011-2012
  • Sean Jayasekera, Biology, 2012-2013
  • Lawrence Pointer, Biology, 2012-2013
  • Apoorva Panse, King high school, 2012-2013. Subsequently, UCLA
  • Ayymen Amaar, UCR Honors Biochemistry 2014-2015.
High school Students
  • Angelica Tan
  • Minuet Mcartor
  • Elizabeth Chavarin