Job titles of the future: Nature’s drug designer
Chemist Tim Cernak is applying his pharmaceutical background to develop specialized drugs for wildlife, moving away from the practice of using human-formulated medicine on animals. By utilizing AI tools like AlphaFold, he is accelerating the drug-design process to treat various species, from amphibians to birds.
Why it matters
This represents an innovative intersection of AI technology and veterinary science, potentially revolutionizing how we treat endangered species and wildlife health.
Chemist Tim Cernak is using two decades of experience in Big Pharma to try to save Gila monsters, loggerhead sea turtles, and many more creatures.
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