Eric Marsan
Leesburg,USA
Summary
Research scientist with over 8 years of experience in computational chemistry projects such as in silico drug design and molecular simulations of protein-ligand complexes. Proficient in using scientific software including Maestro, DataWarrior, and AMBER to enhance research outcomes. Expertise includes molecular docking studies, innovative force field development, and visualizing protein-ligand interactions. Passionate about continuously developing and leveraging computational skills to drive drug discoveries and innovations.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Postdoctoral Researcher
DeVita Laboratory Icahn School of Medicine
New York, NY
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Self-learned the implementation of the Maestro software package in the Schrödinger suite and applied it to drug design for kinase targets: DYRK1A, LRRK2, and the LOR domain of GA1
- Delivered weekly research updates on computational models of drug-ligand complexes given proposed structure-activity relationships (SARs)
- Advised on the prioritization of compounds for synthesis
- Integrated DataWarrior software within the DeVita lab to streamline the sorting of chemical data, including structures, IC50 values, molecular weights, and cLogP metrics for projects
- Employed Knime as a workflow platform to aggregate assay and biochemical data
Research Assistant
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
07.2015 - 08.2021
- Authored four publications in scientific journals: two articles in Chemistry - A European Journal in 2017 and December 2020, a review in Molecules in 2020, and a scientific report while pursuing a Ph.D
- Degree
- Conducted molecular dynamic simulations and docking studies of thyroid hormones in Dio3 active site
- Innovated new force field parameters within the AMBER software framework to model halogen bonding phenomena based on current scientific literature
- Acquired proficiency in visualization software (VMD, AutoDock, SwissPDBViewer, PyMol, Gaussian09, CHIMERA) to analyze critical atomistic interactions in protein-ligand systems
- Instituted new methodologies to construct dimer structures of proteins leveraging SymmDock and GalaxyRefineComplex homology modeling software packages
Teaching Assistant
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
08.2015 - 04.2017
- Instructed students on the safe use of laboratory equipment and guided them through the required curriculum experiments
- Formulated fair and consistent grading policies to evaluate each student’s progress
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Newport News, VA
01.2014 - 05.2014
- Executed and monitored molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of lysozyme in both aqueous and heavy water solvents using a Linux environment
- Responsible for systematically tabulating and sorting molecular data utilizing Microsoft Excel for publication purposes
- Presented a research poster at the PAIDEIA conference in April 2014, enhancing visibility among other scientists
Education
Ph.D. - Chemistry
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA01.2025
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA05.2015
Skills
- Schrodinger/Maestro Suite
- Bioinformatics
- Cheminformatics
- Small molecule drug discovery
- Machine Learning
- DataWarrior
- RDKit
- Knime
- AMBER software package
- Modeling and simulation
- Molecular Dynamics
- Molecular docking
- High Performance Computing
- Homology modelling
- SymmDock
- GalaxyRefineComplex
- Molecular visualization software
- VMD
- CHIMERA
- SwissPDBViewer
- Density Functional Theory
- Python scripting
- Scientific writing
- Terminal/Command Line usage
- Linux
- Microsoft Office suite
- Notepad
- Teaching
- Presentation
- Research collaboration
- Grading policy formulation
- Gaussian
- Student mentoring
- Classroom instruction
- Research
Timeline
Postdoctoral Researcher
DeVita Laboratory Icahn School of Medicine
01.2022 - 01.2025
Teaching Assistant
Old Dominion University
08.2015 - 04.2017
Research Assistant
Old Dominion University
07.2015 - 08.2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant
01.2014 - 05.2014
Ph.D. - Chemistry
Old Dominion University
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Christopher Newport University
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