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Myungsun Sunny Kang

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Computational Chemist at Relay Therapeutics
📍 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Myungsun Sunny Kang is an expert in AI strategy and computational chemistry, currently in a strategy and partnership role at AbbVie. Her career spans developing AI methods for drug discovery at Relay Therapeutics and Immuneering. She holds a Ph. D. from MIT, where she developed predictive models to optimize HIV vaccines.

Beyond her primary research, Myungsun is passionate about applying her skills to global health challenges. She has contributed her expertise as a research scientist for the PathCheck Foundation during the pandemic and has advocated for expanded access to life-saving medicines in low and middle-income countries.

Unique fact: She was a contributor to BigSciences BLOOM, a 176-billion-parameter open-access multilingual large language model.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Computational Chemist
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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AI in Drug Discovery
Her career is centered on applying computational methods and AI for therapeutics, from startups like Relay and Immuneering to her current strategy role at AbbVie.
Computational Chemistry
This is her core technical expertise, having used methods like molecular dynamics and quantum mechanics to design small molecules, peptides, and nanobodies.
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Career

Work history

6-2023 - 4-2025
Computational Chemist
Relay Therapeutics
2-2021 - 6-2023
Lead/Principal machine learning scientist
Immuneering Corporation
2-2022 - 12-2022
Contributor
BigBio
3-2019 - 2-2021
Senior machine learning engineer
Wayfair
4-2020 - 10-2020
Research scientist
PathCheck Foundation
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Education
2012 - 2019
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2012 - 2016
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering Practice (M.S.CEP)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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