Raphael Feser

PharmD | PhD candidate, University of Geneva


Pharmacist and PhD candidate in biomolecular modelling at the University of Geneva. I use molecular simulations and data-driven methods to study protein conformational changes relevant to drug design.

Experience across Geneva (UNIGE), Sydney (USYD and MIA), and London (UCL).

Background

Education

  • PhD in Biomolecular Modelling · University of Geneva Ongoing
  • Federal Diploma in Pharmacy (PharmD) · Swiss FDHA 2023
  • MSc in Pharmacy · University of Geneva 2023

Professional

  • Pharmacist · Amavita, Cornavin, Geneva Jan-Oct 2025 · Part-time
  • Trainee Pharmacist · Pharmacie de L'Ile
  • Teaching & Research Assistant · University of Geneva
  • Laboratory Assistant · Firmenich SA

Research

  • Master's Thesis in Computational Biophysics · UCL · Prof. Haider & Prof. Gervasio
  • Research Assistant in Statistics · UNIGE · Prof. Guerrier
  • Research Internship in Biostatistics · Melanoma Institute Australia · Prof. Lo
  • Open Synthesis Network · DNDi & UNIGE

Outreach

Non-profit involvement in pharmacy student advocacy and global health. See more →

CCR5 activation

In my PhD, I study CCR5 activation (a GPCR) by combining structural data with molecular simulations. The interactive viewer highlights how small sequence changes in a ligand can translate into distinct receptor conformations.

Interactive viewer

SLNB and survival outcomes

In research on clinical outcomes in melanoma patients, I study the role of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) using survival analysis applied to large clinical datasets.

Interactive viewer

Tools

AutoDock Vina GROMACS PLUMED NAMD ACEMD Schrödinger Suite RDKit MDAnalysis PyTorch R / Shiny Python HPC / SLURM Bash Quarto SQL Git