Igor Leontyev
Senior Researcher at NeoTX Therapeutics LTD- Claim this Profile
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NeoTX Therapeutics LTD
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Israel
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Biotechnology
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Researcher
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Jul 2013 - Present
- Develop cancer therapeutics with novel methods of Free Energy Perturbation and molecular simulation of the protein-ligand binding; - Apply traditional methods of in silico virtual screening; - Independently design, develop and execute research plans, contributing to multiple projects; - In collaboration with the team of medicinal chemists and crystallographers generate and computationally test new design hypotheses significantly speeding up the drug development process; - Improve… Show more - Develop cancer therapeutics with novel methods of Free Energy Perturbation and molecular simulation of the protein-ligand binding; - Apply traditional methods of in silico virtual screening; - Independently design, develop and execute research plans, contributing to multiple projects; - In collaboration with the team of medicinal chemists and crystallographers generate and computationally test new design hypotheses significantly speeding up the drug development process; - Improve drug discovery methods and atomistic Force Field models including employing the front edge AI/ML tools. Show less - Develop cancer therapeutics with novel methods of Free Energy Perturbation and molecular simulation of the protein-ligand binding; - Apply traditional methods of in silico virtual screening; - Independently design, develop and execute research plans, contributing to multiple projects; - In collaboration with the team of medicinal chemists and crystallographers generate and computationally test new design hypotheses significantly speeding up the drug development process; - Improve… Show more - Develop cancer therapeutics with novel methods of Free Energy Perturbation and molecular simulation of the protein-ligand binding; - Apply traditional methods of in silico virtual screening; - Independently design, develop and execute research plans, contributing to multiple projects; - In collaboration with the team of medicinal chemists and crystallographers generate and computationally test new design hypotheses significantly speeding up the drug development process; - Improve drug discovery methods and atomistic Force Field models including employing the front edge AI/ML tools. Show less
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University of California, Davis
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research And Development Specialist
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Feb 2010 - May 2012
- Investigated central enzymes of Cellular Energy Generating System: Cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) and Complex I by Molecular Dynamics simulations including Coarse Grain model; - Identified the essential misrepresentation of electronic polarization in the standard atomistic force field paradigm; - Developed a new method of Molecular Dynamics in Electronic Continuum; - Significantly improved the accuracy of molecular modeling of ions, ionic liquids and their solvation free energies.
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Postdoctoral Researcher
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2006 - 2010
- Investigated central enzymes of Cellular Energy Generating System: Cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) and Complex I by Molecular Dynamics simulations including Coarse Grain model; - Identified the essential misrepresentation of electronic polarization in the standard atomistic force field paradigm; - Developed a new method of Molecular Dynamics in Electronic Continuum; - Significantly improved the accuracy of molecular modeling of ions, ionic liquids and their solvation free energies.
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Education
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University of California, Davis
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biophysics