Alex Bunker, Ph.D.
Computational Nanomedicine
Group Leader
Alex Bunker received his PhD in Physics in 1990 (University of Georgia, USA). He obtained international research experience as a post-doctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz Germany (1998-2000). From 2000-2004 he served asResearch Scientist at Unilever Research in Port Sunlight, UK. Since 2005, he has served as group leader in the CDR where he leads the Computational Nanomedicine Group. Dr. Bunker also maintains a joint appointment at Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Chemistry. He has authored more than 20 research articles. Dr. Bunker has received funding from the Academy of Finland, CIMO, and the Emil Aaltonen foundation. He has also hosted students through the Erasmus program. Dr. Bunker’s main interest is molecular modeling applied to nanomedicines, including molecular modeling of neurochemistry, pharmaceutical nanotechnology, and gene therapy.
