Albert J. Kooistra

Albert J. Kooistra is a distinguished scientist with extensive experience in computational medicinal chemistry and cheminformatics. Currently serving as Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Synamics Therapeutics since August 2023, Albert holds an Associate Professorship at the University of Copenhagen while concurrently contributing as a Senior Scientific Expert at Kvantify since December 2022. Previous roles include Assistant Professor and Research Scientist at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and various visiting scientist positions across notable institutions. Albert's research has focused on protein-ligand interactions, drug design methodologies, and the development of novel computational techniques for structure-based drug discovery. Albert earned a PhD in Computational Medicinal Chemistry from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where a solid foundation in bioinformatics and telematics was established through earlier degrees.