Research team

Experts in machine learning, protein design, and biophysics building next-generation tools for protein engineering.

Marian Huot

Engineer, École Polytechnique · MSc, MIT

Machine learning and protein engineering.

Dianzhuo (John) Wang

PhD in Applied Physics, Harvard University

Biophysical modeling

Antoine Maechler

Engineer, École Polytechnique

Algorithm design

Junlang Liu

PhD in Chemistry, Harvard University

Experimental design

Advisory team

Leading scientists guiding our mission at the intersection of AI, biophysics, and protein engineering

Dr. Eugene Shakhnovich

Roy G. Gordon Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Professor of Biophysics, Harvard University

Leading expert in computational biophysics specializing in protein folding, molecular evolution, drug discovery, protein aggregation and dysfunction. Author of 200+ peer-reviewed publications, with 32,000 citations and an h-index of 91 .Co‑founder of Vitae Pharmaceuticals, a biotech innovator leveraging computational protein engineering, acquired by Allergan for $639 million

Dr. Kaiyi Jiang

Assistant Professor of Bioengineering Omenn‑Darling Bioengineering Institute, Princeton University

Leading developer in AI-guided protein engineering to design next generation therapeutics. Inaugural Amgen Science Fellow, leading a team to develop deep-learning models for predicting and engineering immunogenicity in peptide and antibody therapeutics.

Join Us

We are a tight-knit startup team passionate about advancing AI in protein engineering. We appreciate the nuance of biological data and are driven by the complexities it brings. If you're interested in joining our mission, we'd love to hear from you at team@devonai.bio