3 papers
physics.chem-ph2026
Dual-LAO for calculating fast and robust relative binding free energies of simple and complex transformations
Narjes Ansari, Félix Aviat, Jérôme Hénin +2
Relative Binding Free Energy (RBFE) calculations are a cornerstone of rational hit-to-lead and lead optimization in modern drug discovery. However, the high computational cost and…
quant-ph2026
The Convergence Frontier: Integrating Machine Learning and High Performance Quantum Computing for Next-Generation Drug Discovery
Narjes Ansari, César Feniou, Nicolaï Gouraud +13
Integrating quantum mechanics into drug discovery marks a decisive shift from empirical trial-and-error toward quantitative precision. However, the prohibitive cost of ab initio mo…
physics.chem-ph2025
Lambda-ABF-OPES: Faster Convergence with High Accuracy in Alchemical Free Energy Calculations
Narjes Ansari, Zhifeng Francis Jing, Antoine Gagelin +5
Predicting the binding affinity between small molecules and target macromolecules while combining both speed and accuracy, is a cornerstone of modern computational drug discovery w…