Huafeng XuCan ChatGPT write a program to measure the influence of a Twitter account?A while back I pondered how one may measure the influence of a Twitter account. Of course this is reflected in its number of followers. But…Dec 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022
Huafeng XuFrom theory to product: the case of binding free energy calculations in drug discoveryTheory is usually simple and elegant, reality is always messy, and the road from theory to product is often long. Such is the case in…Dec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022
Huafeng XuThe path to the next computational transformation of drug discoveryComputation is making a comeback to drug discovery.Sep 25, 20221Sep 25, 20221
Huafeng XuEight years to publicationIn 2014, when we started to study what mutations in influenza (aka flu) hemagglutinin might confer human transmissibility and thus pandemic…Jul 11, 2022Jul 11, 2022
Huafeng XuA microscopically challenged species“What do you mean that you cannot see electrons? Do you suffer from what you call blindness?”Apr 1, 2022Apr 1, 2022
Huafeng XuPotency envelope in the chemical spaceHow do we best search for molecules with high potency against protein targets of therapeutic interests? Imagine that each molecule is a…Apr 1, 2022Apr 1, 2022
Huafeng XuThe Structure of Human CharacterI shall largely speak of the qualities that make a good researcher of science, but my thoughts are on human character. The impetus of this…Mar 21, 20222Mar 21, 20222
Huafeng XuMeetings in a research organizationAre you dying to go to your next meeting? The percentage of positive responses to this question may be an accurate gauge of the health of…Jan 25, 2022Jan 25, 2022
Huafeng XuLament the fickle heart of fateIf by fate I meet you when you are young,Jan 9, 2022Jan 9, 2022