Chitrak Gupta

Chitrak Gupta is a Senior Scientist II at Schrödinger since January 2022, previously serving as Senior Scientist I. Prior roles include Postdoctoral Scholar at Arizona State University from August 2018 to December 2021, focusing on the chemomechanical coupling of mitochondrial respiratory protein complexes and software development for de novo structure prediction from cryo EM data. Chitrak's earlier experience includes work as a Graduate Research Assistant at West Virginia University, where responsibilities involved simulating pH-sensitive peptides and conducting lipid and solvent simulations, as well as serving as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Educational qualifications include a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from West Virginia University and two Master’s Degrees in Physical Chemistry and Chemistry from The Ohio State University and Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, respectively, along with a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Delhi University.