Ruslan Tazhigulov

Ruslan Tazhigulov is a Scientist II specializing in Protein and Chemistry Machine Learning at Scorpion Therapeutics since August 2023. Previously, Tazhigulov served as a Senior Data Scientist at EQRx from January 2022 to August 2023, where contributions included leadership in machine learning, chemoinformatics, and the development of a cloud-based drug creation platform. Notable achievements involved presenting research at NeurIPS 2022 and creating automated data pipelines for preclinical data across multiple partnerships. Tazhigulov's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Boston University and a Specialist in Chemistry from Lomonosov Moscow State University, complemented by postdoctoral research at Caltech focusing on quantum information and computation. Further research experience encompasses computational modeling and enzyme engineering during time at various esteemed institutions, highlighting a robust foundation in theoretical and computational chemistry.