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## Postdoctoral researchers and software scientists
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If you are interested in a position as a postdoctoral researcher or software scientist in the Mobley Lab, please [fill this Google Form](https://forms.gle/YKEEGH6UNjKYmvvz8) (login will be required to upload attachments), and also e-mail David Mobley letting him know you've applied. Currently we are looking for people for:
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Current openings often involve close collaborations with industry researchers to help develop and test methods which will rapidly be deployed in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Current openings often involve close collaborations with industry researchers to help develop and test methods which will rapidly be deployed in the pharmaceutical industry. -->
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You may also want to consider applying to the [Open Force Field Initiative](https://openforcefield.org/about/careers/openff/) and [Open Free Energy](https://openfree.energy/careers/). Both are run through the Open Molecular Software Foundation, so if you have strong software expertise you may want to consider [applying there as well](https://omsf.io/about/careers/).
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There are no openings for postdocs at the moment. You may also want to consider applying to the [Open Force Field Initiative](https://openforcefield.org/about/careers/openff/) and [Open Free Energy](https://openfree.energy/careers/). Both are run through the Open Molecular Software Foundation, so if you have strong software expertise you may want to consider [applying there as well](https://omsf.io/about/careers/).
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## **Graduate Students**
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Martin Amezcua graduated from CSUF with a B.S. in Biochemistry. During this time, under the tutelage of Dr. Nicholas Salzameda, his research work involved computational modeling and docking, synthesis, and evaluation of dipeptide small molecules as potential counter measures against Botulinum Neurotoxin-A. He entered UCI’s Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD program in 2018, where he joined the Mobley Lab. His current work is primarily on the SAMPL (Statistical Assessment of the Modeling of Proteins and Ligands) challenges to test and study computational methods and tools for predicting binding thermodynamics of host-guest systems to help improve their accuracy for computer aided drug design.
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Trevor Gokey earned an MS in Computer Science at San Francisco State University and a BA in Psychology from CSU Long Beach. He works with OpenFF to design force fields, where he focuses on efficient ways to encode and search chemical space. His interests are at the intersection of high performance computing and multiscale modeling. Outside of research, Trevor enjoys roasting coffee and perfecting espresso, building clusters, and pipe organs.
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Steven Ayoub grew up in the San Fernando Valley and earned his Master’s degree in Chemistry from California State University, Northridge, in 2023. His research focused on
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molecules. At the Mobley Lab, Steven will focus on improving methods for accurately incorporating buried water molecules into protein-ligand binding affinity calculations.
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Maryam Heydari earned a B.Sc. in Chemistry and then an M.Sc. in Medicinal Chemistry from Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. During and after her master’s, she
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Kim Ngan (Luna) graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry and Applied Mathematics from Stevenson University in Maryland in 2022. She began her Ph.D. journey in 2023 in the joint doctoral program in Computational Science between San Diego State University and UC Irvine. During her first year, she worked with Dr. Yuezhi Mao at SDSU, focusing on developing Python scripts to enhance the process of identifying vibrational modes in large molecules. At the Mobley lab, she is currently working on predicting relative binding free energy of protein-carbohydrate complexes using Separated Topologies approach. Besides research, Luna enjoys biking, running, exploring new places and restaurants, and going to the beach to watch the sunset.
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|Dr. Jeff Wagner | Staff Scientist (2018-2020) | OMSF Consortium |
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|Dr. Adam Van Wart | Postdoc (2015) |Adjunct chemistry professor at several community colleges in Orange County, California.|
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|Dr. Sreeja Parameswaran | Postdoc | Senior Analyst in Bioinformatics, Cincinatti Children’s Hospital in the Center for Autoimmune Genomics and Etiology.|
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|Dr. Adam Van Wart | Postdoc (2015) | Professor of Chemistry at Motlow State Community College |
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|Dr. Sreeja Parameswaran | Postdoc | Lead Analyst in Bioinformatics, Cincinatti Children’s Hospital in the Center for Autoimmune Genomics and Etiology.|
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|Dr. Shun Zhu | Postdoc | Faculty member in the Department of Cellular and Genetic Medicine at Fudan University in China.|
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|Dr. Gaetano Calabró | Postdoc (2017) | Scientific software development with OpenEye Scientific Software in Santa Fe. Continues to collaborate with the Mobley Lab on MD-related software development.|
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|Dr. Sukanya Sasmal | Postdoc (2017-2019) | pharma; molecular modeling |
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|Dr. Lea El Khoury |Postdoc (2017-2021) | Team Leader in Molecular Modeling at Qubit Pharmaceuticals |
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|Dr. Gaetano Calabró | Postdoc (2017) | Principal Scientific Software Developer at OpenEye Scientific Software in Santa Fe. Continues to collaborate with the Mobley Lab on MD-related software development.|
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|Dr. Sukanya Sasmal | Postdoc (2017-2019) | Research Scientist at Amazon |
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|Dr. Lea El Khoury |Postdoc (2017-2021) | Group Leader in Computational Chemistry at Qubit Pharmaceuticals |
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|Dr. Yunhui Ge | Postdoc (2020-2022) | Scientist at Alkermes |
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|Dr. Mary Pitman | Postdoc (2021-2023), MolSSI Fellow | Staff Research Scientist at Sandbox AQ |
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|Dr. Suleyman Selim | Postdoc (2023-2024) | Assistant Professor, Ege University|
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|Dr. Pavel Klimovich|Graduate Student (2009-2015)|Pavel is a man of mystery; he sends us postcards from random parts of the world, but he’s a man of secrecy and we have no idea what he is doing, other than that he is still in science somewhere.|
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|Dr. Shuai Liu|Graduate Student (2010-2015)|Drug discovery with XtalPi in the Boston area.|
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|Dr. Camilla Zenette|Graduate Student (2013-2019)|Bioinformatician, Agendia in the Irvine area|
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|Dr. Guilherme D. R. Matos|Graduate Student (2013-2019)|Postdoc, Prof. Robert C. Rizzo’s group at Stony Brook University in New York. Advancing docking techniques for predicting protein-ligand binding interactions.|
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|Dr. Nathan Lim| Graduate Student (2014-2019)|Scientist, Janssen Pharmaceuticals in San Diego|
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|Dr. Nathan Lim| Graduate Student (2014-2019), MolSSI Fellow | Senior Scientist at Johnson & Johnson in San Diego|
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|Dr. Kalistyn Burley| Graduate Student (2015-2020)|Applications Scientist at OpenEye, Cadence Molecular Sciences|
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|Dr. Caitlin Bannan|Graduate Student (2014-2019)|Applications Scientist, OpenEye Scientific Software Inc. Developing methods for crystal structure prediction using machine learning.|
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|Dr. Sam Gill|Graduate Student (2014-2020)|Ventus Pharma, molecular modeling.|
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|Dr. Caitlin Bannan|Graduate Student (2014-2019), MolSSI Fellow | Manager in Scientific Research & Development at OpenEye Scientific Software Inc. Developing methods for crystal structure prediction using machine learning.|
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|Dr. Sam Gill|Graduate Student (2014-2020)| Principal Scientist at Ventus Therapeutics.|
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|Dr. Victoria Lim| Graduate Student (2015-2020)| Senior Technical Writer, Imply|
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|Dr. David Wych|Graduate Student (2016-2021)|Scientific Developer II — cryoEM — OpenEye Scientific, Cadence Molecular Sciences|
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|Dr. T. Danielle Bergazin | Graduate Student (2017-2022) | Senior Cheminformatics Engineer, Booz Allen Hamilton |
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|Oanh Tran |Graduate Student (2018-2023)|Harmonic Discovery Cheminformatics Intern|
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|Dr. Hannah Baumann | Graduate Student (2018-2023) | Scientific Software and Method Developer at Open Molecular Software Foundation |
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|Dr. Martin Amezcua | Graduate Student (2018-2024) | TBA |
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