Alexander Zhigalin
Undergraduate Researcher, The Matter Lab at University of Toronto
Junior at Harvard College interested in organic chemistry and ML-based drug discovery
My interest in chemistry started in high school, and I became very involved in chemistry olympiads, making it to the International Chemistry Olympiad twice and winning it in 2017. Then, I got into Harvard, where I continued studying chemistry, focusing on organic synthesis and biochemistry. I became interested in drug discovery and realized that AI and machine learning have the potential to become a powerful tool for exploring chemical space. I worked at two research labs doing chemical synthesis and as a teaching assistant teaching organic chemistry. I ended up pursuing an internship at Merck to satisfy my research interests, and I am looking for opportunities to learn more about ML applied to drug discovery.
University of Toronto
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Studying deep generative models applied to small molecule data.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Undergraduate Researcher, The Matter Lab
Merck
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Participated in a novel Gram-negative antibiotic discovery and optimization project, analyzed the structure-activity relationship using medicinal chemistry software, and enumerated screening libraries. Docked virtual libraries and searched for new optimization directions. Took courses in medicinal chemistry and related topics. Attended seminars covering the drug development process and modern drug discovery approaches.
Kenilworth, New Jersey, United States
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Chemistry Intern
Harvard University
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Took part in making novel antibody-drug conjugates for cancer therapy. Collaborated on synthesizing the warhead (trioxacarcin and its derivatives) and various linkers.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Undergraduate Researcher, Myers lab
Harvard Summer School
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Led 1-hour daily sections for 17 undergraduates, graded exams every week, and facilitated office hours. Organized a weekly optional 5-hour retrosynthesis workshop to expose interested students to more advanced synthesis problems and spark their interest in organic chemistry. Presented and explained the total synthesis of strychnine to a group of students from the workshop.
Cambridge, MA
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Teaching Fellow for Chem S-20ab (Intensive Organic Chemistry)
Harvard University
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Synthesized hexanuclear iron clusters to study their electromagnetic properties. Synthesized the most electron-deficient ligand to determine the limits of cluster formation.
Cambridge, MA
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Undergraduate Researcher, Betley Lab
Center for Pedagogical Excellence
Taught the advanced topics in chemistry such as organic chemistry, retrosynthesis, biochemistry, chemical kinetics, and thermodynamics to the more advanced students of the Moscow Chemistry Olympiad Team who were considered the potential International Chemistry Olympiad team candidates. Two of them ended up receiving an IChO gold medal in 2019 (17th and 18th overall).
Moscow, Russian Federation
Chemistry Olympiad Tutor
Bachelor of Arts - BA
Chemistry and Computer Science
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Harvard University
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Represented Russian team at 49th IChO in Thailand
Won a 1st Gold Medal
International Chemistry Olympiad Organizing Committee
International Chemistry Olympiad 2017 - 1st Gold Medal
International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad Organizing Committee
International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad 2017 - 1st Gold Medal
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Russian National Chemistry Olympiad 2017 - Absolute winner
International Chemistry Olympiad Organizing Committee
International Chemistry Olympiad 2016 - Gold Medal
International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad Organizing Committee
International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad 2016 - Gold Medal
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Russian National Chemistry Olympiad 2016 - Absolute winner
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Russian National Chemistry Olympiad 2015 - Absolute winner
Abstraction and Design in Computation
CS 51
Advanced Organic Chemistry
Chem 105
Advanced Organic Chemistry: Synthesis of Complex Molecules
Chem 115
Algorithms and Data Structures
CS 124
Biological Synthesis
Chem 171
Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science
CS 20
Experimental Synthetic Chemistry
Chem 135
Inorganic Chemistry
Chem 40
Introduction to Computer Science
CS 50
Introduction to Probability
Stat 110
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Economics
Stat 104
Introduction to Statistical Inference
Stat 111
Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science
CS 121
Machine Learning
CS 181
Multivariable Calculus
Math 21A
Organic Chemistry II
Chem 30
The Chemistry and Biology of Therapeutics
Chem 110
The Quantum World
Chem 160
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United States
Alec Gewirtz
Fulbright Research Scholar
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Cambridge, MA
Anlong Chua
Student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Cambridge, MA
Anton Morgunov
Undergraduate Researcher at Raines Lab, CFO at Beyond Curriculum (nonprofit), Kazakhstan Chemistry Team Coach
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Houston, TX
Timofey Efimov
ECE Student at Rice University
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Greater Boston
Rafaella Lombardi Tringale
Student at Syracuse University | Pre-Health, Psychology and Forensic Science
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Stanford, CA
Aivar Abrashuly
Graduate student at Stanford University
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Newbury, MA
Ashley Houlihan
Internship with Dr. Cevallos at Cabinet de Pédiatrie
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Suffolk County, MA
Yumin Wei
Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Programming for Engineers
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San Francisco Bay Area
Zhenishbek Zhakypov
Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University
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Cupertino, CA
Anoop Iyer
Student at Syracuse University
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Herndon, VA
Audhav Durai
Data Science Intern at George Mason University - College of Engineering and Computing
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Reading, MA
Cassandra Purcell
Staff Nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital
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Cambridge, MA
Dean Fanggohans
Incoming SWE Intern at Plaid | CS at MIT
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Sunnyvale, CA
Aru Koshkarova
Aspiring Software Engineer
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Lexington County, SC
Shelby Harris
Rental Coordinator at Historic Columbia
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Bronx, NY
Nurzhan Issabayev
Current student at the Fordham University
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Kazakhstan
Aray Adylkhan
Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Laboratory of Molecular Mechanisms of Diseases – Nazarbayev University
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Atlanta, GA
Michael Evans
First-year Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator at Georgia Institute of Technology
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Old Bridge, NJ
Alexander Zhigalin
Owner at A to Z Complete Construction, llc
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Savona
Alexander Zhigalin
Developer
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Moscow
Alexander Zhigalin
Informatics and IT for Life Sciences Group
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Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery
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Harvard College Class of 2022
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