Magd Badaoui

Magd Badaoui is a researcher at King's College London with expertise in computational chemistry, biophysics, and virology. He completed his PhD in 2021, focusing on kinetic mechanisms in drug design. His work contributes to Sustainable Development Goals related to health and innovation.

Research interests include drug discovery methodologies, enzyme catalysis, HIV integrase inhibitors, and membrane permeability modeling. His interdisciplinary approach combines free-energy calculations, machine learning, and quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics simulations.

Recent publications explore ligand unbinding kinetics, ion roles in enzymatic reactions, and structural insights into HIV resistance mechanisms. His work has been cited over 100 times, with articles published in high-impact journals like Science and the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation.

Collaborations span institutions globally, focusing on enzyme mechanisms, viral drug resistance, and computational methods. No specific grants or student advisement details are provided in the text.