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Alexander S. Bayden

Address: *** *. ******** **., *** 710, Richmond, VA 23220 Phone: (571) 225-

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OBJECTIVE

A molecular modeling position in industry

EDUCATION

Degree University Years Attended

Major GPA

Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh 2000-2005 Physical

Chemistry 3.84

B.S. Virginia Tech 1996-2000 Chemistry

3.83

SPECIAL SKILLS

. Molecular modeling

. Programming

< Python, C/C++ with MPI, Visual Basic, Pascal, SQL, ASP.#,

DreamWeaver, HTML, JavaScript

RESEARCH

Postdoctoral Research (Ongoing, Virginia Commonwealth University)

. Molecular Modeling

< Docking / 3D Database Searching

. In-silico screening for inhibitors of parainfluenza fusion

protein and O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase, a potential antibiotic

drug target

. Computational hydropathic analysis of polysubstituted pyrroles

as potential tubulin inhibitors

. Docking of small-molecule probes to TrmD, a promising antibiotic

target

< Modeling selectivity in nitration of tyrosines caused by ionizing

radiation

< Studying the mechanism of p53 tetramerization

< Modeling interactions between SHP2 and EGFR proteins with respect

to radiation sensitivity

. Python Programming / Automation

< Automation of analysis for docking results and molecular dynamics

trajectories

< Development of a web application that finds the best proton

configuration for a protein-ligand complex as well as predicts how

?G binding changes with pH (see http://hinttools.isbdd.vcu.edu/CT)

< Development of an intuitive GUI for the hint! Program

< Development of a web application that finds how easy it is to

displace waters from protein active sites

< Development of an improved, more intuitive way to visualize

molecular dynamics trajectories

< Development of CoMBASA, a tool for pharmacophore analysis and

visualization

Graduate and Undergraduate Research (University of Pittsburgh)

. Providing computational support of a synthetic group by modeling

organometallic catalysis

< Dissertation: "Modeling Organorhodium Catalysis"

. Investigation of adsorption of hydrogen on the Si[100] surface

. Development of global optimization algorithms (C++)

. Reimplementing a program for analysis of photoacoustic calorimetry

signals (Visual Basic)

PUBLICATIONS

. 4 Printed in journals, 1 Submitted, Acknowledged in 1

. First author on 8 posters, co-author on 2 posters

. 1 Oral presentation at an American Chemical Society meeting

OTHER INFORMATION

. Citizenship: U.S. citizen

. Languages: English and Russian fluently

. References available upon request

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