Shunyang Wang

Shunyang Wang

Scientist, Computational Metabolomics

Brightseed

Hello

Shunyang Wang is a computational chemistry scientist with a passion for leveraging big data to solve real-world problems. He is fascinated by building models that uncover and explain the underlying rules of nature. A firm believer in the power of science to make the world a better place, Shunyang enjoys reading, cooking, surfing, hiking, e-gaming, and soccer. If you’re a fellow foodie, he’s sure to be a great friend.

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Interests
  • Metabolomics
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Machine Learning
  • Cheminformatics
  • Drug Discovery

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Brightseed
Scientist
Feb 2023 – Present South San Francisco
Computational Metabolomics Scientist
 
 
 
 
 
Brightseed
PhD Internship
Jun 2022 – Sep 2022 South San Francisco
  • Retention time prediction by Graph Neural Network
  • Internal annotation of millions spectra
  • Heavy-hitters search engine on Pubmed/Pubchem and LOTUS
 
 
 
 
 
Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
Internship
Jul 2017 – Sep 2017 Shenzhen, China
  • Mentor: Dr. Xinhao Zhang
  • Publication: Computational exploration of reactive fragment for mechanism-based inhibition of xanthine oxidase

Education

 
 
 
 
 
University of California, Davis
Ph.D. in Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Sep 2018 – Nov 2023 Davis, California
  • Mentor: Dr. Dean J. Tantillo, Dr. Tobias Kind, Dr. Oliver Fiehn
  • Dissertation: Theoretical and experimental explorations on compound identification in metabolomics
  • Theoretical and experimental explorations on compound identification in metabolomics
  • Build of high-resolution mass spectral library with Electron and Chemical Ionization source
 
 
 
 
 
Shandong University, Weihai
B.S. in Applied Chemistry
Sep 2014 – Jun 2018 Weihai, China
  • Mentor: Dr. Haibei Li, Dr. Ming bai
  • Dissertation: Theoretical study on the intermolecular interactions between polyfluorene, polythiophene, and single-walled carbon nanotubes
  • Marine College Soccer Team

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