Chia-en A. Chang
Principal InvestigatorPh.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, IndiaDrug unbinding
Understanding drug unbinding kinetics through milestoning theory
Talant Ruzmetov
Postdoctoral Researcher, Ph.D., Kent State UniversityDrug binding/unbinding Machine learning
Kingsley Wu
Graduate StudentChemistry, 6th year
Computer-Aided Drug Development/Enzyme Design Molecular Recognition/Protein Functional Dynamics
David Ta-I Hung
Graduate StudentBioengineering, 3rd year
Molecular Recognition, Drug Development Ligand-receptor binding kinetics
Ruben Montes
Graduate StudentBiochemistry, 1st year
Molecular Recognition/Binding Kinetics
Parisa Fasihianifard
Graduate StudentChemistry, 1st year
Molecular recognition, Drug development
Tanvi Pathania
Graduate StudentChemistry, 1st year
Molecular recognition, Drug development
Emily Vig
Graduate Student MSBiochemistry, 1st year
Molecular recognition, Drug development
William Troxel
Undergraduate Research AssistantMolecular 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