Mars K. Cheung, Staff Scientist II: Mr. Cheung joined Natural Selection, Inc. in 2004 after receiving his B.S. in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego in early 2004. Prior to his work at NSI, he was an Associate Technical Support Intern at Peregrine Systems for which he provided support for their flagship product, ServiceCenter®, and assisted with programming for customization of product modules for specific customer requirements.
He is currently involved in programming using evolutionary computation and neural networks with regards to bioinformatics research, specifically with RNA structure discovery, gene expression data, and small molecule activity prediction.
Selected
Publications
Cheung M, Johnson S, Hecht D, and Fogel GB (2008) "Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships for Drug Solubility Prediction Using Evolved Neural Networks," 2008 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, accepted.
Fogel GB, Cheung M, Pittman E, and Hecht D (2007) "Modeling the Inhibition of Quadruple Mutant Plasmodium falciparum Dihydrofolate Reductase by Pyrimethamine Derivatives," Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design, Epub ahead of print, December 11.
Hecht D, Cheung M, and Fogel GB (2007) "QSAR Using Evolved Neural Networks for the Inhibition of Mutant PfDHFR by Pyrimethamine Derivatives," BioSystems, Epub ahead of print, November 17.
Fogel GB, Cheung M, Pittman E, Hecht D (2007) "In Silico Screening Against Wild-Type and Mutant Plasmodium falciparum Dihydrofolate Reductase," Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modeling, Epub ahead of print, October 18.
Fogel GB and Cheung M (2005) "Derivation of Quantitative Structure-Toxicity Relationships for Ecotoxicological Effects of Organic Chemicals: Evolving Neural Networks an Evolving Rules," 2005 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Edinburgh, UK, pp. 274-281.
Fogel GB and Cheung M (2005) "Identification of Functional RNA Genes Using Evolved Neural Networks," 2005 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, San Diego, CA, pp. 31-37. (.pdf)
For more information please see the NSI Publications Library or email Mr. Cheung at: mcheung [at] natural-selection.com