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David E. Shaw is a chief scientist at D. E. Shaw Research and a senior research fellow and adjunct professor at Columbia University. He earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1980 and was a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science at Columbia University until 1986. In 1988, he founded the D. E. Shaw group, focusing on computational biochemistry and advancing research through innovative methodologies. Since 2001, Dr. Shaw has dedicated his efforts to hands-on research in the field of computational biochemistry, utilizing extensive molecular dynamics simulations to explore the structural changes in proteins related to protein folding, protein-ligand binding, molecular signaling, and ion transport. Through his work, he contributes to the understanding of biologically significant processes, enhancing our knowledge of molecular interactions and their implications in biochemistry and biophysics.
Columbia University • New York, NY
Teaching and conducting research in biochemistry and molecular biophysics.
D. E. Shaw Research •
Leading research efforts in computational biochemistry.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)