Nithishwer Anand
DPhil In Biochemistry at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolNithishwer Anand is a DPhil candidate in Biochemistry at the University of Oxford who blends physics-trained quantitative thinking with computational biophysics to advance AI-guided binding free energy calculations for membrane proteins. With eight years of interdisciplinary research experience spanning structural biophysics, computational genomics, and high-pressure materials modelling, he collaborates with Vertex Pharmaceuticals and contributes to pancreatic cancer studies. He co-founded a health‑tech startup (oxTraits) applying novel dermatoglyphic-based genetic risk assessment and has led fundraising and technical efforts through Nucleate. Beyond research, he supports student welfare as a Junior Dean and has a track record of building in‑house pipelines and simulation tools that bridge academic and industrial R&D.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - DPhil (PhD), Biochemistry, Doctor of Philosophy - DPhil (PhD), Biochemistry at University of OxfordBS-MS, Physical Sciences with a minor in Data Science, CPI: 8.7, BS-MS, Physical Sciences with a minor in Data Science, CPI: 8.7 at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali
Github Skills (29)
snakemake7
simulation7
bash7
linux7
rust6
shell6
macos6
seq6
python6
zsh5
rna-seq5
molecular-simulation5
slurm5
water4
monte-carlo4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Nithishwer/FEPA
Feb 2025 - Apr 2026
Code for analyzing the binding pocket form Free Energy simulations
Contributions:4 PRs, 58 pushes, 10 branches in 1 year 2 months
Nithishwer/Pulsar-trajectory
Jul 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:7 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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