Stuart's Profile

Hi, my name is

Yu-Yuan (Stuart) Yang.

This is my personal web

I’m a cross-disciplinary learner. My research interests span over the fields of biochemical engineering, bioinformatics, molecular modeling and computational biology.

Resume/CV

About Me

I am currently working on a project that involves the application of supervised machine learning methods to the selection of representative protein conformations from ensembles generated from molecular simulation. Here are a few technologies I've been working with recently:

PyTorch, Scikit-learn
GROMACS
RDKit, MDAnalysis
PyMOL, VMD
R, R-Shiny, ggplot2
Ruby on Rails

Experience

QMUL
NTU
More info on Linkedin

PhD student/Demostrator - QMUL

Sep 2023 - present

SBBS Profile page

I am a UKRI-funded PhD student in artificial intelligence for drug discovery (AIDD), software developer and demonstrator in London, UK. I am currently working on a project that invovles building a deep-learning model to extract the significant conformations from the molecular dynamics trajectory [projects].

Demonstrator: CHE209 (python), BIO213 (planarian regeneration), SEF032 (enzymology of β-galactosidase with absorbance spectrometry; extracting DNA from kiwi fruit) (2024 spring)

Research student/Teaching assistant - NTU

Sep 2019 - Apr 2023

I was a undergraduate research student in Taipei, Taiwan (Sep 2019 - Jun 2021).

Topics: whey protein fibril application on emulsion stability [project].

I was a master research student and teaching assistant (Jun 2021 - Apr 2023).

Topics: structural biology [project], health informatics [project], cheminformatics [project] and quantum computing [project].
Teaching assistant: Calculus (2021 autumn, 2022 spring)

Previous job - More info on Linkedin

before 2021

Education

2023 - present

PhD in Artificial Intelligence for Drug Discovery

Queen Mary University of London

I am under the UKRI-AIDD Doctoral Training Programme, supervised by Prof. Richard Pickersgill and Dr. Arianna Fornili.

Webpage for Arianna’s Lab.

2021 - 2023

Master of Scinece in Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics

National Taiwan University

GPA: 4.11 out of 4.3

I studied in the graduate institue of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, supervised by Prof. Yufeng Jane Tseng.

Webpage for Tseng’s Lab (computational molecular design & metabolomics).

2016 - 2021

BSc. in Agricultural Chemistry and BEng. in Chemical Engineering (double majors)

National Taiwan University

GPA: 4.04 out of 4.3

Major 1: Agricultural Chemistry
Major 2: Chemical Engineering

Projects

Medical informatics Remote motor assessment Web-based Video-based Deep learning PyTorch Ruby on Rails

FastEval Parkinsonism

Parkinsonism is a medical condition characterized by tremors, slow movement (bradykinesia), stiffness, and difficulty with balance. Our tool offers a video-based solution for users self-assess the likelihood of Parkinsonism.

Web services

Flourescence spectrometry Absorbance spectrometry Emulsion stability

Whey Protein Fibril Microcapsules

This study investigated the stability and antioxidant properties of bilayer microcapsules made from acidic/alkaline polysaccharide–whey protein isolate fibrils (WPF) containing β-carotene, under acidic conditions.