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Biochemical and Structural Characterization

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Anand Singh Rathore
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi
2
Martin Pačesa
SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
3
Susana Vázquez Torres
University of Washington
4
Peng Tan
China Agricultural University
5
Jung-Eun Shin
Harvard University
6
Kruttika Purohit
Macquarie University
7
Paulina Szymczak
Helmholtz Zentrum München
8
Guobang Shi
China Pharmaceutical University
9
Jacqueline R. M. A. Maasch
University of Pennsylvania
10
Zikun Yang
Columbia University

Papers

1
ToxinPred 3.0: An improved method for predicting the toxicity of peptides
Computers in Biology and Medicine|2024
232 cit.
2
One-shot design of functional protein binders with BindCraft
Nature|2025
158 cit.
3
De novo designed proteins neutralize lethal snake venom toxins
Nature|2025
133 cit.
4
Exploring the Potential of Bioactive Peptides: From Natural Sources to Therapeutics
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2024
130 cit.
5
Prediction of hemolytic peptides and their hemolytic concentration
Communications Biology|2025
46 cit.
6
Novel bioactive peptides from ginger rhizome: Integrating in silico and in vitro analysis with mechanistic insights through molecular docking
Food Chemistry|2025
9 cit.
7
A large language model for predicting neurotoxic peptides and neurotoxins
Protein Science|2025
5 cit.
8
MIB-Net: Balance the mutual information flow in deep learning network for multi-dimensional segmentation of COVID-19 CT images
Biomedical Signal Processing and Control|2024
4 cit.
9
Fine-mapping in admixed populations using CARMA-X, with applications to Latin American studies
The American Journal of Human Genetics|2025
4 cit.
10
Incomplete lineage sorting of segmental duplications defines the human chromosome 2 fusion site early during African great ape speciation
Cell Genomics|2025
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
César de la Fuente‐Núñez
Translational Therapeutics (United States)
2
Martijn Riool
University Hospital Regensburg
3
Andreas H. Laustsen
Technical University of Denmark
4
Tiedong Wang
Xi'an Jiaotong University
5
Fang Cheng
Sun Yat-sen University
6
Mackenzie Poskus
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
7
Azin Saebi
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8
Maureen B. Quin
University of Minnesota
9
Zhen‐Chuan Fan
Zhejiang University
10
Chunmei Li
Tufts University

Papers

1
Machine learning for antimicrobial peptide identification and design
Nature Reviews Bioengineering|2024
219 cit.
2
Deep-learning-enabled antibiotic discovery through molecular de-extinction
Nature Biomedical Engineering|2024
156 cit.
3
Molecular de-extinction of ancient antimicrobial peptides enabled by machine learning
Cell Host & Microbe|2023
145 cit.
4
Mining human microbiomes reveals an untapped source of peptide antibiotics
Cell|2024
145 cit.
5
Autonomous Treatment of Bacterial Infections <i>in Vivo</i> Using Antimicrobial Micro- and Nanomotors
ACS Nano|2022
111 cit.
6
The rise of genomics in snake venom research: recent advances and future perspectives
GigaScience|2022
47 cit.
7
Deep learning reveals antibiotics in the archaeal proteome
Nature Microbiology|2025
41 cit.
8
Structure-function-guided design of synthetic peptides with anti-infective activity derived from wasp venom
Cell Reports Physical Science|2023
38 cit.
9
Peptides from non-immune proteins target infections through antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties
Trends in biotechnology|2024
37 cit.
10
Generation of Multivalent Nanobody-Based Proteins with Improved Neutralization of Long α-Neurotoxins from Elapid Snakes
Bioconjugate Chemistry|2022
36 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
David J. Craik
The University of Queensland
2
David L. Kaplan
Tufts University
3
Olaf Schneewind
University of Chicago
4
Timothy A. Springer
Harvard University
5
Robert E. W. Hancock
University of British Columbia
6
J. Craig Venter
J. Craig Venter Institute
7
Friedrich Götz
University of Tübingen
8
Richard L. Gallo
University of California San Diego
9
Michael McClelland
University of California, Irvine
10
Mark Howarth
University of Cambridge

Papers

1
The Sequence of the Human Genome
Science|2001
13.7k cit.
2
Agar and broth dilution methods to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of antimicrobial substances
Nature Protocols|2008
6.1k cit.
3
The Genome Sequence of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
Science|2000
6k cit.
4
Whole-Genome Random Sequencing and Assembly of <i>Haemophilus influenzae</i> Rd
Science|1995
5.6k cit.
5
Fingerprinting genomes using PCR with arbitrary primers
Nucleic Acids Research|1990
5.2k cit.
6
Environmental Genome Shotgun Sequencing of the Sargasso Sea
Science|2004
4.4k cit.
7
The complete genome sequence of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori
Nature|1997
3.6k cit.
8
Materials fabrication from Bombyx mori silk fibroin
Nature Protocols|2011
3k cit.
9
Creation of a Bacterial Cell Controlled by a Chemically Synthesized Genome
Science|2010
2.7k cit.
10
Silk as a biomaterial
Progress in Polymer Science|2007
2.5k cit.

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