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We offer PhD study in cutting-edge computational approaches in computer simulations, data collection, mining, and analysis at the interface of chemistry and biology as well as state-of-the art functional assays, facilitating skills development in drug design research applicable in academia and industry.
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Understanding allosteric regulation of 5HT-1A from computer simulations and mutagenesis |
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Gizemgul Kara |
| Years of Study |
2022 - 2026 |
| Country |
Turkey |
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Computer search and experimental validation of FFA3 modulators |
| Name |
Enyu Jin |
| Years of Study |
2023 - 2027 |
| Country |
China |
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| PhD Title |
Developing a predictive model for allosteric ligand search |
| Name |
Ronan McHugh |
| Years of Study |
2024 - 2027 |
| Country |
Ireland |
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| PhD Title |
Exploiting stem cell receptors for parasite control |
| Name |
Mathew Skinner |
| Years of Study |
2022 - 2024 |
| Country |
Northern Ireland |
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| PhD Title |
Understanding allosteric and biased GPCR signaling from computer simulations and mutagenesis |
| Name |
Dr. Abdul-Akim Guseinov |
| Years of Study |
2021 - 2024 |
| Country |
Russia |
| Current Position |
Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow |
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| PhD Title |
Bioaminergic Receptors: The Role of a Dynamic Conformational Ensemble in Molecular Recognition, Activation and Drug Design |
| Name |
Dr. Balaji Selvam |
| Years of Study |
2010 - 2014 |
| Country |
India |
| Current Position |
Computational chemist at Ferring Pharmaceuticals, San Diego |
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| PhD Title |
The role of dynamic conformational ensembles in substrate recognition, mechanism of inhibition and drug design against the malaria M1 aminopeptidase |
| Name |
Dr. Daniel Moore |
| Years of Study |
2014 - 2017 |
| Country |
Northern Ireland |
| Current Position |
Lead Data Scientist at Liberty IT, Belfast |
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| PhD Title |
Understanding the conformational dynamics of the genetic variants of the human FKBPL |
| Name |
Aaron Maguire |
| Years of Study |
2016 - 2019 |
| Country |
Northern Ireland |
| Current Position |
Lecturer in Science, at Northwest Reginal College, Derry City |
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