PREP Research Associate

This position is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Professional Research Experience Program (PREP). NIST recognizes that its research staff may want to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest and, therefore, requires those institutions to be recipients of a PREP award. The PREP program involves staff from a wide range of backgrounds conducting scientific research across various fields. Individuals in this position will perform technical work supporting the collaboration's scientific research.

Research Title: Multi-Agent Consensus System for AI-Driven Antimicrobial Peptide Discovery

The PREP student will work with researchers in the Applied AI Research Group to develop a multi-agent consensus system that transforms AI-generated text into quantifiable scientific signals for antimicrobial peptide discovery. Antonio Cardone and Sarala Padi at NIST hav...