Hsin-Ying Tsai

Hsin-Ying Tsai is a Ph.D. candidate in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. Her research integrates artificial intelligence, computational biology, and natural product biosynthesis to advance drug discovery. She develops protein language model–based approaches to predict stereochemical outcomes and functional properties of polyketide synthase enzymes, with the goal of improving genome-guided prediction and prioritization of bioactive natural products. Her broader research interests include machine learning for protein sequence analysis, biosynthetic pathway characterization, and computational approaches for natural product discovery. Prior to her doctoral training, she earned a Pharm.D. from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan and gained industry research experience in AI-driven drug discovery. Her long-term goal is to pursue pharmaceutical R&D at the interface of artificial intelligence, computational chemistry, and drug discovery.