Marcos Vinicius da Silva Santana

Marcos Vinicius da Silva Santana is a highly skilled research scientist with extensive experience in cheminformatics and computational chemistry. Currently serving as Research Scientist II at Isomorphic Labs since October 2023, Marcos previously held the position of Senior Cheminformatics Data Scientist at BenevolentAI from August 2022 to September 2023, and worked as a Computational Chemist at the School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee from September 2021 to August 2022. Prior experience includes a postdoctoral researcher role at FIOCRUZ - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz from February 2020 to September 2021, and an internship focused on microbiological quality control at B. Braun Group from September 2012 to July 2014. Educational qualifications encompass a PhD in Biotechnology from Universidade Federal Fluminense, a postdoctoral fellowship at FIOCRUZ, a PhD in Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology from Swansea University, a Master’s degree in Biotechnology, a Bachelor’s in Pharmacy from Universidade Federal Fluminense, and foundational studies at Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and Cefet Química.