Structural Bioinformatics Core Research Group

The Structural Bioinformatics Core (SBIC) seeks to apply the tools of computational biology and structural bioinformatics to the development of effective vaccines against HIV-1 and other viruses.

Tongqing Zhou, Ph.D.

Chief, Structural Virology and Vaccinology Section
Chief, Structural Bioinformatics Core 
Earl-Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator

Contact: tzhou@mail.nih.gov

Education:

Ph.D., 1994, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 
M.S., 1999, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 
B.S., 1989, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

Dr. Tongqing Zhou earned his Ph.D. in cell biology from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1994 and an M.Sc. in electronic and computer controlled systems from Wayne State University School of Engineering in 1999. From 1995 to 2001, he completed postdoctoral training at Wayne State University School of Medicine, specializing in structural biology. In 2001, Dr. Zhou joined the Dale and Betty...

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Tatsiana Kirys Bylund, Ph.D.

Bioinformatics Scientist

Education:

Ph.D., Bioinformatics

Dr. Bylund’s research centers on the computational design of immunogens using advanced computational and bioinformatics methods. By leveraging tools such as machine learning algorithms, structural modeling, and sequence analysis, Dr. Bylund aims to develop immunogens that can improve the efficacy of vaccines and therapeutic antibodies. A significant aspect of Dr. Bylund’s work involves the...

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Reda Rawi, Ph.D.

Staff Scientist

Education:

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
M.Sc. in Bioinformatics, Birkbeck College, University of London, London, UK
Diplom in Applied Mathematics, University of Applied Sciences Koblenz, Remagen, Germany

Languages Spoken: German, Arabic

Dr. Reda Rawi serves as a Staff Scientist in the Structural Bioinformatics Core. He obtained his Diploma in Mathematics from the Applied University of Koblenz, Germany, in 2007, followed by an M.Sc. in Bioinformatics from Birkbeck College, University of London, UK, in 2008. He completed his Ph.D. in Computational Biology at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, in 2013, under the supervision...

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