Leela Sriram Dodda

Leela Sriram Dodda has a diverse work experience in the field of computational chemistry and drug discovery. They are currently working at Nimbus Therapeutics as the Director of Computational Chemistry. Prior to this, they held the position of Associate Director of Computational Chemistry at the same company.

Before joining Nimbus Therapeutics, Leela Sriram Dodda worked at VantAI as the Head of Chemistry. During their tenure, they were involved in setting up the Chemistry strategy for the company and building and mentoring a team of Medicinal & Computational Chemists and Machine Learning engineers. They also played a key role in the development and application of VantAI's Targeted Protein Degrader platform.

Prior to VantAI, Leela Sriram Dodda worked at Silicon Therapeutics as an Investigator. They were responsible for developing and applying enhanced sampling and free energy-based molecular simulations for hit-to-lead optimization. They also contributed to the development of a state-of-the-art, MD-based virtual screening protocol.

Leela Sriram Dodda's work experience also includes a position as a Graduate Student Researcher at Yale University. During this time, they worked on various projects related to structure-based ligand design and molecular simulations. They also served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant during their time at Yale University.

Additionally, Leela Sriram Dodda was a Board Member at the Yale Graduate Consulting Club and completed a Master's degree at the National Institute of Science Education and Research in Bhubaneswar, India.

Overall, Leela Sriram Doddas' work experience demonstrates their expertise in computational chemistry, drug discovery, and team management.

Leela Sriram Dodda completed their education in a chronological manner. They began their educational journey in 2008 and graduated in 2013 from the National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar with an Integrated Masters in Chemistry, specializing in Computational Chemistry.

Afterward, Leela Sriram Dodda pursued further studies and joined Yale University in 2013. They completed their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physical Chemistry in 2018.

In terms of additional certifications, Leela Sriram Dodda obtained several certifications from Coursera. In September 2019, they completed the "Convolutional Neural Networks in TensorFlow" and "Natural Language Processing in TensorFlow" courses.

It is worth noting that there are other certifications listed; however, the information regarding the obtained month and year is not provided for those certifications.