Session 1: Cheminformatics for Biomedical Drug Discovery

The Cheminformatics for Biomedical Drug Discovery Program is designed for beginners and students who are eager to learn about the fascinating field of computational structural biology and cheminformatics. The training will enable students to learn basic concepts of structural biology and to start applying by working and utilizing specialized algorithms and tools that have been utilized by industry and research labs to innovate, discover and answer some of the important biological questions.

In today’s session, we’ll cover topics on:

-Molecular structure of biological macromolecules, History and techniques, Amino acids structure and function,
-Protein structures: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary structure, Structural domain, Structural motif, Protein subunit
-Recent Advancements in Drug Discovery
-Protein-Protein Interactions, Conformational analysis, Protein folding, Sequence to structure to function relationship
-Hands-on session: Biomolecular Visualization

About The Speaker: Dr. Puneet Kacker is a Drug Discovery Scientist and a Digital Healthcare Enthusiast. He has a Ph.D in Drug Discovery from Italian Institute of Technology), Genova, Italy. With several years of experience in serving clients coming from Human Drug Discovery, Veterinary Medicines and Agrochemicals settings, Dr. Kacker is a strong advocate for using advanced technology in Pharmaceutical Research and Development.