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Michael Sternberg

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Director - Drug discovery company at Equinox Pharma Ltd
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Michael Sternberg is a Professor of Structural Bioinformatics at Imperial College London, where he directs the Centre for Integrative Systems Biology and Bioinformatics. Holding a D. Phil. from Oxford, he is a key figure in protein modelling, having developed the Phyre2 web server and co-founded the drug discovery company Equinox Pharma Ltd.

Beyond his primary research, Michael is engaged in scientific outreach and interdisciplinary projects. He has participated in school outreach programs with The Royal Society and has collaborated with artists to explore the intersection of science and art, demonstrating a passion for making complex biological concepts more accessible.

His Phyre2 protein modeling server is a world-leading resource, having been used by the global scientific community to process over 1. 5 million protein sequences.

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Experience
48 Years
Current Role
Director - Drug discovery company
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Protein Structure Prediction
He leads the group that developed the renowned Phyre2 web server, a critical tool used globally to predict protein structures from amino acid sequences.
Computational Drug Discovery
As co-founder of Equinox Pharma, he applied patented computational methods and machine learning to identify novel hits and leads for new medicines.
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Career

Work history

11-2002
Director - Drug discovery company
Equinox Pharma Ltd
11-2001
Centre Director - Systems Biology and Bioinformatics
Imperial College London
3-2001
Professor - Structural Bioinformatics
Imperial College London
9-1988 - 2-2001
Head - Laboratory of Biomolecular Modelling
Cancer Research UK
10-1983 - 8-1988
Lecturer and research fellow
Birkbeck, University of London
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Centre for Integrative Systems Biology and Bioinformatics opens. Featured in Imperial College London News
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Education
1974 - 1977
D. Phil.
University of Oxford
1973 - 1974
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Imperial College London
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