Journal of Clinical and Cellular Immunology
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Gerald H. Lushington

Biography

 Gerry Lushington received a Ph.D. in theoretical chemistry in 1995 under Fritz Grein at the University of New Brunswick.  After a brief postdoctoral stint in which he refined his GSTEPS suite of software for characterizing molecular magnetism, he then undertook defense contractor positions at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (1996) and Ohio Supercomputer Center (1997-2001) supporting military research in computational chemistry and materials science.  In these activities, he was a three-time recipient of DOD HPCMP Challenge Awards for studies on a variety of topics including the development of prophylactic and therapeutic countermeasures for organophosphorus neurotoxicity. The latter provided him with the impetus to redirect his career toward the life sciences, where he has embraced computational biology, chemical informatics, drug discovery and structural biology.Gerald Lushington / Molecular Modeling & InformaticsIn more than eleven years spent as a research laboratory director at the University of Kansas (2001 - 2012), Dr. Lushington developed diverse interests in the methods and applications of computational life sciences techniques.  In addition to directing five shared research laboratories with focus on molecular modeling, analytical chemistry, chemical informatics and bioinformatics, he held courtesy faculty appointments in the departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Chemistry.  In June 2012 he commenced his current role as principal consultant in his firm, LiS Consulting which provides contract research, consulting and technical writing services for a broad range of clients (currently 11 distinct groups or institutions) in the pharmaceutical sciences and biotechnology arena.

Research Interest

Research laboratories with focus on molecular modeling, analytical chemistry, chemical informatics and bioinformatics.

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