HUANG Niu, China

National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing

Dr. Huang Niu received his B.S. in Physics from Nankai University, Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, and postdoctoral training at the University of California, San Francisco. He is currently a Senior Investigator at the National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing. His research is dedicated to the development and application of physics‑based high‑performance computational chemistry approaches for accurate prediction of binding free energies between drug targets and small molecules, aiming to bridge fundamental life science research and first‑in‑class drug discovery. He has established hierarchical virtual screening strategies with balanced accuracy and efficiency and developed the large‑scale virtual screening methods on the domestic Sunway supercomputer. In recent years, he has also integrated deep learning with computational methodologies to advance artificial intelligence‑driven drug design. Dr. Huang has published over 60 peer‑reviewed articles in high‑profile journals of life sciences and computational chemistry, with more than 10,000 citations and an H‑index of 46. He has applied for 10 international drug patents, with 5 international patents granted.