International Chemical Discovery & Design Course, 16-27 June 2014, Nijmegen.
We would like to draw your attention to the 10th annual International Chemical Discovery & Design Course (course
website) which will be held from 16-27 June 2014 at the Radboud University Nijmegen. This course covers the recent advances in discovery informatics, with a focus on the application to real life problems.
The course, combining practicals and lectures, will introduce and discuss different scientific concepts as well as providing an opportunity to gain practical experience using
industry standard software.
You can expect lectures and practicals on the following topics:
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Introduction to Computational Discovery & Design
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Comparative Protein Modelling
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Sequence Retrieval, Analysis and Alignment Techniques
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Computational Medicinal Chemistry; Molecular Descriptors & Library Design
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The Application of Computational Drug Design to Real Life Problems
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Molecular Docking and Virtual Screening
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Advanced 3D Database Searches and Scaffold Hopping
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QSAR and COMFA methods
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Structure Based Drug Design Techniques
Confirmed speakers:
For the third time we were able to invite keynote speakers from the Netherlands and abroad. As experts in their field of research they will summarize the core message of the
course in their presentations
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Gerard JP van Westen, EBI,
Hinxton, UK. ChEMBL: A large-scale open access bioactivity database for drug discovery and medicinal chemistry
The course is targeted to MSc students, PhD students and post-docs. A basic background in bioinformatics or computational chemistry is a prerequisite
for attendance.
Registration
via email to
Barbara van Kampen.
Please, provide
information about your background and your motivation to participate in the course.
The course is free. You should however pay for travelling and lodging expenses yourself.
Best regards
Tina Ritschel (CDD/CMBI/UMC Nijmegen)
Celia van Gelder (CMBI/RUN & Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre)
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Barbara van Kampen
Operational manager
CMBI 260
Radboud university medical center / RIMLS
CMBI Office / Room 0.02
PO Box 9101 Geert-Grooteplein 26-28
6500 HB Nijmegen 6525 GA Nijmegen
Phone: +31(0)24 36 19390
Fax: +31 (0)24 36 19395