Research Assistant – GZhou Lab

The Wistar Institute has an opening for a highly motivated Research Assistant to work in the laboratory of Dr. Guangfeng Zhou as part of the Center for Advanced Therapeutics (CAT) at The Wistar GZhou lab develops physics-based and AI-based computational methods to accelerate therapeutic discovery. His current program focuses on developing AI-based and physics-based computational approaches for drug discovery including models that integrate physical and chemical principles docking and binding-affinity prediction methods and AI-accelerated virtual-screening platforms to identify and prioritize promising therapeutic successful candidate will contribute to AI-accelerated virtual screening and computational drug discovery projects in the lab. Responsibilities may include:Prepare and curate protein and small-molecule molecular modeling and AI-accelerated virtual computational results and prioritize compounds for experimental with computational and experimental the development and application of computational drug-discovery workflows.A bachelors degree in a science-related field or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Previous experience in computational chemistry structural biology bioinformatics molecular modeling or programming is desirable but not required. Experience with Python Linux high-performance computing (HPC) environments molecular visualization or data analysis would be communication and organizational skills are essential. Candidates will receive personalized training as required. Competitive applicants will have strong motivation to learn attention to detail and enthusiasm for working in a collaborative and interdisciplinary research environment. The Wistar Institute is a world leader in early-stage discovery science in the areas of cancer immunology and infectious disease. Wistar is committed to accelerating research advances from bench to bedside through brilliant science and distinctive approaches to collaboration among scientific investigators and academic and industry partners. Wistars dynamic environment supports the advancement of discoveries that will change the future of human Wistar Institute is located in the University City area of Philadelphia in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania Campus. Wistar provides resources to its faculty and staff that enable them to conduct cutting edge collaborative research and provides for outstanding intellectual environments and state-of-the-art offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits more information about The Wistar Institute visit our website .