Cheng Tan
Research Scientist at RIKEN
Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolCheng Tan is a research scientist and computational biophysicist with 12 years of experience building and extending molecular dynamics software and modeling biomolecular systems. Based in Kobe, he develops core code for GENESIS at RIKEN and has a track record contributing to CafeMol and Takada Lab MD tools to improve accuracy and efficiency. His research spans biomolecular condensation via liquid-liquid phase separation, functional conformational dynamics of proteins and DNA, and multi-scale genome organization, blending deep physics training (PhD from Nanjing University) with practical software engineering. As an academic leader serving simultaneously as an associate professor and RIKEN scientist, he bridges method development and biological application, often translating theoretical insights into production-ready simulation code. Notably, his background in physics and hands-on MD engine development gives him a rare combination of modeling rigor and low-level performance engineering.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology at Nanjing University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (12)
devtools4
emacs4
python4
chemistry3
code-navigation3
cheminformatics2
science2
computational-chemistry2
homebrew1
macos1
api1
wechat1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
noinil/esnippets
Jan 2015 - Apr 2023
Contributions:94 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 3 months
noinil/prelude
Aug 2013 - Nov 2015
Contributions:197 commits, 67 pushes in 2 years 3 months
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