Neel Patel

Neel Patel is a drug discovery scientist at NVIDIA, focusing on cheminformatics and computational structural biology. Before joining NVIDIA, Neel was a computational chemist in big pharma, where he worked on structure-based drug design. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. He lives in San Diego with his family and enjoys hiking and traveling.
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Posts by Neel Patel

Data Science Apr 09, 2026

How to Accelerate Protein Structure Prediction at Proteome-Scale

Proteins rarely function in isolation as individual monomers. Most biological processes are governed by proteins interacting with other proteins, forming... 10 MIN READ
Developer Tools & Techniques Nov 04, 2025

How to Predict Biomolecular Structures Using the OpenFold3 NIM

​​For decades, one of biology’s deepest mysteries was how a string of amino acids folds itself into the intricate architecture of life. Researchers built... 5 MIN READ
Data Science Oct 28, 2025

Introducing the CodonFM Open Model for RNA Design and Analysis

Open research is critical for driving innovation, and many breakthroughs in AI and science are achieved through open collaboration. In the field of digital... 10 MIN READ