Jeffrey Gray

Jeffrey Gray is a Professor at the Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. He leads the GrayLab and contributes to the Data Science and AI Institute, Program in Molecular Biophysics, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Institute for NanoBioTechnology. His work focuses on computational methods for biomedical problems.

• BSE in Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan
• PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
• Postdoctoral training in protein-protein docking, University of Washington

Gray's research spans protein structure prediction, antibody engineering, and modeling of membrane/glycoproteins. His lab develops tools for disease mechanisms in Alzheimer’s, HIV, and cancer. Current projects include protein-glycan interactions, membrane protein structure, and crystal design.

His publications include foundational work on RosettaDock (protein docking) and FARFAR2 (RNA modeling). The Rosetta code he co-developed is widely used in academia and industry (licensed to 32,000 academics and 84 companies).

• NIH K01 Fellowship
• NSF Career Award
• Beckman Young Investigator
• American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow
• Provost’s Discovery Award

Gray directs the NSF-supported Rosetta Commons Summer Intern Program and serves as Diversity Chair for the Rosetta Commons. He advises on NIH grants and is active in STEM education outreach.