Schrödinger in the Community

Schrödinger employees have been active this spring, engaging with the growing community of computational scientists in our region and continuing our ongoing commitment to STEM education. This spring, Schrödinger sponsored a full-day symposium coordinated by Mid-Atlantic Computational Chemistry, a group of computational modelers, informaticians, and biophysicists using physics-based modeling for drug discovery in the pharmaceutical industry; and the New York Area Group for Informatics and Modeling (NYAGIM), a community of scientists focused on transforming pharmaceutical research with in silico methods. Dr. Jeremie Vendome, principal applications scientist, and Dr. Jenny Chambers, senior scientist II and education and outreach team member, are co-founders and officers at NYAGIM. Dr. Vendome and Dr. Chambers were among the nine Schrödinger members of the event’s hardworking organizing committee. Thanks to the committee, the symposium was a great success, with over 100 people in attendance, 26 poster presentations, and 10 talks, including a keynote address from Dr. John Chodera of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Also this spring, Monica Chelliah, who works on the Python development team, joined Dr. Chambers in representing Schrödinger at the New York Hall of Science's Annual STEM Career Expo, a free event that engages middle school, high school and college students, as well as their guardians, in careers in STEM. The event includes fun, hands-on activities, presentations from leaders in STEM, and opportunities for students to network and create meaningful professional connections. The event draws several hundred participants every year and the Schrödinger booth is always a popular stop for the students!  

Additionally, Schrödinger employees have been sharing their insights about computational chemistry with students through the worldwide Skype a Scientist program. Dr. Chambers has enjoyed leading several lessons and teaching students outside of NYC about the drug discovery process. She recently had the opportunity to engage with a 7th grade class in Virginia.

Schrödinger employees also spent some time in Cambridge last month, celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Nimbus Therapeutics, a highly successful biotech that Schrödinger co-founded and continues to work closely with on drug discovery. The anniversary party – which featured a giant molecular model made from balloons -- was a great opportunity to connect with colleagues, to look back on all that the team has accomplished, and to re-energize for future projects. We congratulate our partners at Nimbus for an amazing first decade. Here’s to many more!

To learn more about our ongoing outreach events, contact education@schrodinger.com.