OUR TEAM

Principle Investigator

Douglas R. Houston, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Biochemistry, Dundee University
Senior Lecturer in Computational Biochemistry, University of Edinburgh

Background

2016-Present    Senior Lecturer in Computational Biochemistry, University of Edinburgh
2011-2016    Lecturer in Computational Biochemistry, University of Edinburgh
2009-2011    Scientific Program Coordinator, University of Edinburgh
2009    Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Edinburgh
2005-2008    Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill University, Montreal
2001-2005    PhD Student, University of Dundee
2001-2004    CASE Researcher, Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc., Dundee

Qualifications

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
PhD Biochemistry (X-Ray Crystallography, Inhibitor Studies, Essential Dynamics, Virtual Screening), Dundee University
BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, University Edinburgh

Ph.D. Students

Haoying (Rex) Wang, Mr.
MRes. Biomedical Science, University of Glasgow; MSc. Bioinformatics, University of Edinburgh

🧪 Neural Network; Drug Discovery Maps; Distance-Based Pocket Signatures

Lin (Lyn) Chen, Mr.
MEng. Computer Systems Technology, Huzhou University

🧪 In-silico Lead Discovery; Structure-based Virtual Screening (SBVS); Model Reasonability Quantification

Boyang Ni, Mr.
MSc. Drug Discovery and Translational Biology, University of Edinburgh

🧪 Ligand-based Virtual Screening (LBVS); Molecular Similarity; Molecular Descriptors; Molecular Clustering