Mridula Bontha

Mridula Bontha is a Scientist I specializing in Machine Learning at Nurix Therapeutics since November 2021, previously serving as a Senior Research Associate in the same field. Prior to that, Mridula worked as a Post Master's Research Associate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, focusing on the inverse design of molecules for therapeutic applications, where a novel deep learning method for designing drug-like molecules was developed. Mridula's experience includes a Graduate Research Assistant position at Colorado State University under Professor Asa Ben-Hur, and a role as a Big Data and DevOps developer at Tata Consultancy Services, contributing to IoT applications and automation frameworks. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in Computer Science from Colorado State University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Shri Shankaracharya Technical Campus Bhilai.