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Yanjun Li

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Assistant Professor at University of Florida
📍 Gainesville, Florida, United States

Yanjun Li is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida, where he leads a lab focused on AI-driven drug discovery. His research combines deep generative modeling and geometric deep learning to design novel molecules and proteins. He holds a Ph. D. in Computer Science from UF and has prior industry experience at Calico and Baidu.

He is actively building his research team and is frequently hiring postdoctoral associates and PhD students passionate about applying AI to revolutionize drug discovery. He has also been recognized with a Mentorship Excellence Award from the University of Florida for his work with students.

He co-developed an AI framework called GatorAffinity, which leverages large-scale synthetic data to significantly improve the prediction of protein-ligand binding affinity.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Assistant Professor
Job Level
Junior
Location
Gainesville, Florida, United States
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AI in Drug Discovery
His entire research focus at the University of Florida is on developing innovative AI algorithms to tackle challenges in life sciences and drug design.
Generative AI Models
His work concentrates on deep generative modeling, including diffusion models, for the de novo design of small molecules, RNA, and proteins.
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Work history

3-2023
Assistant Professor
University of Florida
9-2022 - 3-2023
Machine Learning Scientist
Calico Life Sciences
6-2021 - 8-2022
Senior Research Scientist
Baidu USA
6-2020 - 8-2020
AI/ML PhD Intern
GE Healthcare
8-2016 - 5-2021
Research And Teaching Assistant
University of Florida
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Education
8-2016 - 5-2021
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
University of Florida
2013 - 2015
Master’s Degree
Waseda University
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