Edwin Kamau - NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics

Edwin Kamau is a computational biologist with a focus on computational protein structure modeling and engineering and research engineer and data scientist at NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics. Previously, he worked on identifying host-parasite interaction effectors of Toxoplasma gondii using a chemical biology approach.

His work entails understanding the structural requirements for anti-HIV antibodies’ interaction with the viral entry protein gp120. He is especially interested in developing tools to analyze and visualize politically driven social networks.

Related Research & News

Journal Article
Understanding Latino Political Engagement and Activity on Social Media
- Marisa A. Abrajano,
- Marianna Garcia,
- Aaron Pope,
- Edwin Kamau,
- Robert Vidigal,
- Joshua A. Tucker,
- Jonathan Nagler
Political Research Quarterly, 2025
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