Alessio Prunotto

Alessio Prunotto is a computational chemist with expertise in in silico drug discovery, currently working at Aqemia since February 2022. Prior experience includes a postdoctoral researcher position at the University of Lausanne, where a computational method was developed for assessing ligand poses and protein-ligand interactions, and a PhD at EPFL focused on the molecular mechanisms of drug-resistant bacteria using molecular dynamics simulations. Additional roles include scientific assistant at EPFL, research assistant at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, visiting scientist at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology of Rosario, and a visiting student at the University of Alberta. Alessio holds a PhD in Computational Biology from EPFL and master's and bachelor's degrees in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino.