
Dr. Gerald H. Lushington
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Qnapsyn Biosciences Inc., USA , Kansas State University
Academic Profiles
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- h-index: 46
- i-10 index: 130
- Total Citations: 6140
Research Interests:
- Computational Chemistry And Cheminformatics
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) For Drug Discovery
- Neurological And Immunological Therapeutic Development
- High Throughput Screening (HTS)
- Molecular Science And Chemical Databases
Biography:
Dr. Gerald H. Lushington is a highly prolific scientist with a deep background in Computational Chemistry and Cheminformatics. His research involves applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and bio-inspired methods to accelerate drug discovery, focusing on developing immunotherapeutic and neurological drug candidates. He specializes in the design and implementation of chemical databases and software tools crucial for efficient preclinical pharmaceutical research. He plays a key role in academic publishing as the Editor-In-Chief of a specialized high-throughput screening journal.
Education Details:
- PhD (Chemistry): University Of New Brunswick, Canada (1995).
Professional Background:
- Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) (Current) - Qnapsyn Biosciences Inc.
- Courtesy Appointment - Kansas State University.
Achievements:
- Led development of technological bases and pipelines for neurological therapeutic intervention.
- Published extensively across diverse areas of molecular science and data analysis.
Current Research Projects:
- AI For Drug Discovery: Application of artificial intelligence and bioinspiration for developing new drug candidates.
- Therapeutic Development: Identifying core neuromedical mechanisms and developing protocols for immunotherapeutic and neurological drugs.
Academic Profiles Of Dr. Gerald H. Lushington
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Publications:
Dr. Lushington’s publishing efforts reflect his expertise in data-driven pharmaceutical science, focusing on chemical informatics, database resources, and drug design.
The list of recent publications of Dr. Gerald H. Lushington is listed below:
- Lushington, T. H. W., & Lushington, G. H. (2023). Basic Information Science Methods for Insight into Neurodegenerative Pathogenesis. Book Chapter.
- Lushington, G. H. (2023). Chemical informatics and the drug discovery knowledge pyramid. Future Medicinal Chemistry, 5(9), 1017-1025. DOI: 10.4155/fmc.13.56.
- Lushington, G. H. (2023). Chemical Database Resources: Tools for Preclinical Drug Discovery. Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 8(4), 437-448. DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2013.774431.
- Jupe, E. R., Lushington, G. H., Purushothaman, M., & Wang, B. (2022). Automated Compound Library Annotation and Curation for High Throughput Screening. Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening, 25(3), 395-405.
- Zhiwei, Y., & Lushington, G. H. (2022). Computational Approaches for Hit-to-Lead Optimization in Drug Discovery. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 22(1), 77-88.
Last Updated on September 29, 2025