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Yaxia Yuan

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859-608-6786

yuany1@uthscsa.edu

Departments & Divisions

Institutes & Centers

Research Areas

Cancer Longevity & Aging Neuroscience

Yaxia Yuan, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

Associate Director of the Center for Innovative Drug Discovery (CIDD)

Director of the Computer-Aided Drug Discovery (CADD) Core

Dr. Yaxia Yuan received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Peking University in China and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Yuan joined the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology at UTHSA in 2022. His main research focus is on computer-aided drug discovery, including the development of new algorithm/software and the application of computational approaches in drug discovery.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2012 - Ph.D. - Peking University
    • 2006 - B.Sc. - Peking University

    Training

    • 2018 - Visiting Scientist - University of Kentucky
    • 2013 - Research Assistant - Peking University

    Appointments

    • 2022-present - Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biolog, School of Medicine - University of Texas Health San Antonio
    • 2018-2022 - Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacodynamics, College of Pharmacy - University of Florida

  • Research & Grants

    Research Focus

    • Drug Discovery: De novo drug design; Multi-target drug design; Protein-ligand binding affinity estimation; Virtual screening; ADME/T prediction; Synthesis-accessibility analysis; PROTACs; Molecular glue;
    • Machine learning: Supporting vector machine; Artificial neural network; Deep-learning; Data assimilation.
    • Biomolecular Mechanism: Protein-Protein interaction; Inflammation network; Monoamine transporting mechanism; Synthetic HDL nano-particle.

  • Service

    Institutional

    Director of the Center for Innovative Drug Discovery (CIDD)

    Associate Director for Computer-Aided Drug Discovery(CADD) Core

  • Publications