Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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2022 - Present
Biomedical Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
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2023 - Present
Computer Science,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor in Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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2023 - Present
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Integrative Genomics,
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2024 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
AptaBLE: A Deep Learning Platform for Aptamer Generation and Analysis
Preprint · January 7, 2026 Full text CitePeptiVerse: A Unified Platform for Therapeutic Peptide Property Prediction.
Journal Article bioRxiv · January 3, 2026 Therapeutic peptides combine the advantages of small molecules and antibodies, offering target flexibility and low immunogenicity, yet their successful translation requires careful evaluation of multiple developability properties beyond binding alone. As c ... Full text Link to item CiteTarget sequence-conditioned design of peptide binders using masked language modeling.
Journal Article Nat Biotechnol · August 13, 2025 The computational design of protein-based binders presents unique opportunities to access 'undruggable' targets, but effective binder design often relies on stable three-dimensional structures or structure-influenced latent spaces. Here we introduce PepMLM ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Medical Scientist Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2022 - 2027University Training Program in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 1994 - 2027Design of a GFAP degradation platform for the treatment of Alexander's Disease
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by End Alexander Disease Foundation · 2024 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ·
2020
Ph.D.