Brian Wiley

Studies of oxygen transport & human oxygenases via computer simulation and machine learning

Summary

With the unprecedented processing capacity available, computational studies are making remarkable contributions in the field of enzymatic biocatalysis. Work in this field has focused on screening and identifying enzyme-candidates that show superior performance and stability than those currently in use. Large-scale simulations of increasingly realistic biological systems allow us to investigate enzyme function and molecular recognition in atomic detail, and they play a pivotal role in computational enzyme redesign protocols. The aim of my project is to develop robust protocols and algorithms for efficient optimization of catalytic properties using ab initio molecular dynamics and machine learning.

 

Research interests

Computational proteomics, computer aided drug design (CADD) through machine learning methods, molecular dynamics simulations for drug discovery

Background

MSc in Bioinformatics (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore)

Supervisors

Prof Carmen Domene

Dr Georgios Exarchakis

Brian Wiley