Guida Laboratory

Dr. Wayne Guida

Dr. Wayne Guida is a globally recognized leader in computational chemistry and former Chair of the Chemistry Department at the University of South Florida. Dr. Guida’s career spans academia and industry, including his tenure as the first CEO of Schrödinger, Inc., Executive Director at Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, and a Professor in the Drug Discovery Program at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. His research, which has garnered over 16,000 citations, focuses on computer-aided drug design, targeting proteins critical to the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease, cardiovascular disease, and infectious disease. Dr. Guida collaborates with other labs on innovative therapies, holding 13 U.S. patents and authoring (or co-authoring) over 100 publications.

Dr. Wayne Guida has been consistently recognized on the Stanford World Top 2% Scientists List annually since 2021, reflecting his status among the top 2% of global scientists based on citation impact.