Funding
2026
MELD4AMR
Molecular Embedding via Low-Distortions for AMR (MELD4AMR) develops methods for creating machine-readable molecular representations that remain interpretable, enabling faster and more reliable analysis of therapeutic proteins relevant to antimicrobial resistance. By combining low-distortion dimensionality reduction with the iCAN framework, the project preserves key molecular relationships while making model outputs more transparent and biologically meaningful. This supports the discovery and screening of peptides and proteins with therapeutic potential, while also enabling scalable and privacy-conscious analysis for public health and biomedical applications. The project is carried out in collaboration with the Faculty of Mathematics, University of Belgrade.
Role: Principal Investigator (PI), together with Nevena Ćirić
Title: Molecular Embeddings via Low-Distortions Framework for Antimicrobial Resistance (MELD4AMR)
Funder: Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR)
Grant ID: IB-EUROPA
Amount: €300k total funding
Hosting Institution: Robert Koch Institute / Freie Universität Berlin
Period: October 2026 – October 2029