معرفی
Junmei Wang is an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, affiliated with the Computational Chemical Genomics Screening Center. He holds a PhD from Peking University and completed postdoctoral training with Peter Kollman at UCSF. His research focuses on computational chemistry, drug discovery, and systems pharmacology, particularly in force field development (e.g., Amber), molecular simulations, and AI-driven drug design. He leads NIH-funded projects on force field innovation and biased ligand design.
Education: PhD in Chemistry from Peking University, China.
Research Interests: Molecular mechanics force fields, MMFF-based scoring functions, computer-aided drug design, machine learning in biomedicine, and pharmacokinetic modeling. His work bridges computational methods with experimental validation, including studies on tau protein aggregation and antibiotic channel modulators.
Grants & Awards:
- NIH R01GM147673 (PI): New Generation AMBER Force Field
- NIH R01AG057555 (PBPK Expert): AI-Driven Systems Pharmacology
- NSF CDS&E Grant (PI): Molecular Mechanics Modeling Platform
- Recipient of the School of Pharmacy's Graduate Faculty Member of the Year (2020, 2024)
Labs & Teams: Leads the Wang Lab, collaborating on force field development, drug repurposing, and computational pharmacology. Active in the AMBER Consortium and mentors junior researchers like Viet Man (K99/R00 awardee).
