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Trent E Balius is a Scientist at the
Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
where he leads the RAS Computational Chemistry team. His research focuses on developing and using computational techniques to improve therapeutics to combat human disease with a focus on RAS cancer targets as part of the
NCI RAS Initiative
. Trent did his postdoctoral work in the
Shoichet Laboratory,
in the
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
at the
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
(and for a year at the
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
at
University of Toronto
). In 2012, he received his PhD from
Stony Brook University
studying Computational Biology in the
Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
under the direction of
Robert C Rizzo.
Trent graduated from the
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg (UPG)
with a B.S. in Applied Mathematics in 2006. Trent grew up in Frederick County, Maryland and returned home after years away.
Trent was diagnosed with
dyslexia
in the 3rd grade. Through receiving accommodation for his learning disability throughout his schooling, Trent was successful in academics. Because of his disability, from a young age, he has developed empathy and self-advocacy. Trent was forged into a strong and determined person. Through adversity comes strength.
- See Trent's Curriculum Vitae for more details.
- Here is Trent's linkedin account.
- Here is Trent's twitter account.
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