Oscar Méndez-Lucio

Oscar Méndez-Lucio is a highly skilled scientist with a diverse background in computational drug discovery. He has expertise in cheminformatics, structure- and ligand-based design, and a proven ability to quickly adapt to new modeling techniques. Oscar holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge, a Master of Science (MSc) in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and a Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical and Biological Chemistry from the same institution.

Oscar has held various key positions in prestigious organizations. Currently, he serves as a Senior Machine Learning Scientist Consultant at Recursion. Previously, he worked as a Scientist - Artificial Intelligence for drug design at The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, and as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Bayer Crop Science. He also has experience as a Co-Founder at DiMol - Diseño Molecular and as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Oscar Méndez-Lucio's professional journey includes a solid academic foundation combined with hands-on experience in cutting-edge research and industry collaborations. His contributions to the field of computational drug discovery and artificial intelligence for drug design have established him as a leading expert in the field.