Dear colleagues, The Lille bioinformatics platform, bilille, is organizing a one-day symposium on the use of molecular modeling for computer-aided drug design. Recent years have seen a rapid development of molecular modeling and docking techniques in combination with high-throughput protein crystallography. These novel methods have allowed many a success story in the computer-assisted discovery of new drugs and has helped structure-based drug design to become increasingly effective in the development of target-based therapies. During this one-day symposium, a panel of experts will introduce, discuss and illustrate these techniques. The meeting will be held at the lecture hall of Campus CNRS Haute Borne in Villeneuve d'Ascq, next to Lille, France. Confirmed speakers are: * Martine Prevost - Université Libre de Bruxelles * Eric Henon - Université de Reims * Anna Gaulton - EMBL * Philippe Chavatte - Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Lille * Henriette Willems - Takeda Cambridge * Jerome de Ruyck - UGSF, Université de Lille http://www.cristal.univ-lille.fr/~htouzet/bilille/drug_design.html There is no registration fee, but registration is required for participation. The number of places is limited. Lunch is offered. For more information, send an e-mail to any member of the organizing committee (marc.lensink, guillaume.brysbaert or helene.touzet, all @univ-lille1.fr) cheers, Marc -- Marc F Lensink, CR1, PhD marc.lensink@univ-lille1.fr University Lille, CNRS UMR8576 UGSF, FRABio FR 3688 Parc de la Haute Borne, 50 Avenue de Halley, BP 70478 F-59658 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France tel: +33 3 62 53 17 28 fax: +33 3 62 53 17 01