DBT Sponsored National Workshop on “Modeling & Drug Designing”
18th-22nd November, 2013
Organised by
Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility
at
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
University of Kalyani
Kalyani – 741235
West Bengal
Sponsored by
Department of Biotechnology
Ministry of Science and Technology
Government of India
About the Workshop: Molecular modeling is the study of molecular structure and function through realistic model building and mimicking the behavior of the molecule using computer programs. The ever increasing gap between available sequence and structure data; nowadays makes it a valuable and essential tool in the fields of computational chemistry, drug design and materials science for studying molecular systems ranging from small chemical systems to large biological molecules. Advancement in computation and accessibility of sophisticated algorithms further stimulates molecular modeling techniques. The traditional drug discovery and designing is always been an extremely complex and
cumbersome process in the point of both cost and time. Computer aided drug design (CADD) represents computational methods and resources that are used to facilitate the design and discovery of new therapeutic solutions, rather than the random screening of chemical compounds obtained from nature or synthesized in the laboratories. Computational chemists combine their knowledge of molecular interactions and drug activity together with several tools and techniques of molecular modeling for a potent and pharmaceutical drug.
Organizing this national workshop on “Modeling & Drug Designing” is an attempt to introduce the participants about the principles behind molecular modeling and drug designing process such as (i) target identification, (ii) structure retrieval or generation by homology modeling, (iii) energy calculation and minimization, (iv) structure visualization, superimposition and alignment, (v) dynamics and simulation, (vi) structure refinement, (vii) lead identification through docking and
virtual screening, (viii) lead optimization with few hands on session.
Eligibility: Faculty members from Universities and affiliated colleges, Scientists and Scholars from R & D Institutes, Professionals from Industries and Biotech companies, Post-Graduates and Under-Graduate Students with sound biology knowledge are welcomed to register for the workshop. As the numbers of participants are limited to 20, selection will be done on the first come, first serve basis.
Participant’s Presentation: Participants are encouraged for the oral presentation on various aspects of “Modeling & Drug Designing” in the workshop. The presentations would be in Microsoft power point format. Interested candidates may email their abstract (<500 words) along with the completed registration form on or before 11th November, 2013. A maximum of TWO abstracts can be submitted by a single participant.
Selected candidates will be informed through email by 13th November, 2013.
How to apply The duly filled Registration Form along with the requisite fee in the form of demand draft WITH SIX MONTH VALIDITY, in favor of “UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI”, payable at KALYANI, should reach the coordinator, BIF Facility at the Address for Communication by 11th November, 2013. Interested participants may confirm their seat by sending scanned copy of their application form along with demand draft through email and submit the original by hand with prior permission.
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