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Illya Vakser is a Professor of Molecular Biosciences and founding Director of the Center for Computational Biology at the University of Kansas. His work focuses on molecular modeling of protein interactions and structural genomics, specifically developing methods for protein complex prediction and genome-scale interaction networks.
- PhD in Biophysics, Moscow State University (1989)
- Postdoctoral training: Weizmann Institute, Washington University, Rockefeller University
- Previous faculty: Medical University of South Carolina, SUNY Stony Brook
Research emphasizes fast and robust structural modeling for large-scale protein interaction networks, including the development of the FFT docking algorithm and the CAPRI protein docking competition. Publications highlight genome-wide docking, energy funnel analysis, and variant mapping on protein structures.
He teaches courses in computational biology and molecular modeling, maintaining the Vakser Lab as a hub for high-throughput structural bioinformatics and cell modeling research.
