Christoph Gorgulla
Assistant Member (Assistant Professor) at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Top SchoolChristoph Gorgulla is an assistant professor and computational scientist who blends mathematics, quantum physics, and molecular biology to advance computer-aided drug design, with nine years of interdisciplinary research experience spanning Max Planck, Harvard, Dana-Farber, and now St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. He develops novel quantum-mechanical free energy methods and large-scale virtual screening workflows, applying Feynman path integral approaches and quantum computing concepts to real-world biomolecular problems. Christoph has led ligand discovery teams and built software for high-performance and supercomputing environments, enabling scalable biomolecular simulations and CADD pipelines. His rare combination of rigorous math training and hands-on computational chemistry lets him translate abstract theoretical models directly into drug discovery tools. Based in Memphis, he prioritizes collaborative, human-centered research aimed at delivering therapies for pressing medical needs. An often-overlooked strength is his track record of moving between theory and applied team leadership, turning cutting-edge physics into practical drug discovery solutions.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Mathematics, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Mathematics at Freie Universität BerlinPhase I Mathematics, Phase I Mathematics at Berlin Mathematical SchoolBachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Molecular Biology (focus on computational biology), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Molecular Biology (focus on computational biology) at Westphalian University of Applied SciencesCambridge English: First Certificate English Language, Cambridge English: First Certificate English Language at Atlantic Language School (Galway, Ireland)Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computational Drug Discovery, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computational Drug Discovery at Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics (MPI-MG)
English, German, Korean, sankrit/pali
Github Skills (82)
virtual-screening10
cheminformatics9
chemistry9
hpc-applications8
toolbox8
kotlin8
mate-desktop8
gnome8
materials-informatics8
java8
gradle8
mate8
datasets7
genomics7
protein-sequences7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
VirtualFlow/VFVS
Jun 2017 - Nov 2022
VirtualFlow for Virtual Screening
Contributions:5 releases, 253 commits, 12 PRs in 5 years 6 months
virtual-screeningscreening
VirtualFlow/VFLP
Feb 2018 - Oct 2022
VirtualFlow for Ligand Preparation
Contributions:1 release, 1 review, 421 commits in 4 years 8 months
preparationligand
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