Nous sommes heureux d'annoncer que la prochaine UGM & Conference nord-américaine de CCG aura lieu du 25 au 28 juin à Montréal, au Canada. Il s'agit d'un événement de 4 jours, incluant des ateliers, des présentations scientifiques et une séance d'affiches scientifiques ainsi que des activités sociales comprenant des réceptions et un dîner de conférence. 2024 marque le 30e anniversaire de Chemical Computing Group. Rejoignez-nous pour célébrer cette occasion spéciale !

Si vous souhaitez faire une présentation scientifique à la conférence, veuillez contacter Raul Alvarez à .

MARDI 25 juin - Ateliers
Jour 1
MARDI 25 juin - Jour 1
Ateliers
08h30
Registration Opens (Check-in/Badge pick-up)
09h00-09h30
Welcome Refreshments
09h30-12h30
Ligand-Based Drug Design and SAR Analysis
MOEsaic / Matched Molecular Pairs (MMP) Analysis / R-Group Profiles and Analysis / Similarity and Substructure Searching / Molecular Property Analysis / Conformational Searching / Molecular Alignments / Pharmacophore Modeling and Searching
09h30-12h30
Peptide Modeling, Conformational Searching and Docking
Peptide Complex Preparation / Protein-Peptide Interaction Analysis / Surfaces and Maps / Peptide Sequence Optimization / Non-Natural Amino Acids / Conformational Searching / Peptide-Protein Docking / Protein-Peptide Interaction Fingerprints
09h30-12h30
Introduction to SVL
SVL / Programming Language / Create Scripts / Customize MOE
12h30-14h00
Lunch Break
14h00-17h00
Small Molecule Virtual Screening
Virtual Screening Compound Libraries / Molecular Descriptors / QSAR/QSPR Modeling / Molecular Fingerprints / Pharmacophore Modeling / Filtering Compound Libraries / Pharmacophore-guided Docking / Template-based Docking / De novo Hit Expansion
14h00-17h00
Antibody Modeling and Protein Engineering
Protein-Protein Interaction Analysis / Molecular Surfaces / Protein Patch Analysis / Protein Properties / Protein Engineering / Antibody Homology Modeling / Antibody Database / Developability Analysis
14h00-17h00
Cheminformatics: Manage, Analyze, Model and Mine Molecular Data
MOE databases / Molecular Descriptors / Sorting and Coloring Plots / Clustering | Diverse Subset Selection / QSAR Modeling / Binary QSAR / Substructure Searching / Molecular Fingerprints / Similarity Searching
MERCREDI 26 juin - Ateliers, présentations scientifiques et séance d'affiches
Jour 2
MERCREDI 26 juin - Jour 2
Ateliers, présentations scientifiques et séance d'affiches
09h00-09h30
Welcome Refreshments
09h30-12h30
Advanced Structure-Based Design
Protein-Ligand Interaction Analysis / Pharmacophore Modeling / Docking / Protein-Ligand Interaction Fingerprints (PLIF) / Fragment-based Design / Scaffold Replacement
09h30-12h30
Biologics: Protein Alignments, Modeling and Docking
Protein Alignments and Superposition / Loop and Linker Modeling / Homology Modeling / Protein-Protein Docking / Epitope Analysis / Protein Properties / Protein Solubility Prediction / Protein Patches (2D and 3D) / Biologics QSAR/QSPR Modeling
09h30-12h30
Fragment-Based Drug Design: Scaffold Replacement, Fragment Linking, R-Group Exploration and Bioisosteric Replacements
Scaffold Hopping / Fragment Linking / Ligand Growing / R-Group Screening / Bioisosteric Transformations / Pharmacophore Modeling / Fragment Databases
12h30-14h00
Lunch Break
14h00-14h05
Opening Remarks
14h05-14h35
Adventures in Large Chemical Space
Hans Purkey, Senior Director & Senior Principal Scientist, Computational Drug Discovery, Genentech
14h35-15h05
Machine Learning Guided AQFEP: A Fast Efficient Absolute Free Energy Perturbation Solution for Virtual Screening
Andrea Bortolato, Director of Drug Discovery, SandboxAQ
15h05-15h35
Proteins, Partners, Pockets: Drug Discovery Exploration in an Integrated Computational-Experimental Structural Ecosystem
Seth F. Harris, Director Computational Structural Biology & Distinguished Scientist, Genentech
15h35-16h00
Afternoon Break
16h00-16h30
Advancing Force Field Design and Development at Open Force Field
Lily Wang, Science Lead, Open Force Field Initiative
16h30-17h00
AmberEHT Forcefield: Novel Approaches to Small Molecule Parameterization
Paul Labute, President and CEO, Chemical Computing Group
18h30-20h30
Opening Reception & Poster Session
21h00
Group Activities (Choice of Montreal Ferris Wheel or Brewery Beer Tasting)
JEUDI 27 juin - Présentations scientifiques
Jour 3
JEUDI 27 juin - Jour 3
Présentations scientifiques
08h30-09h00
Welcome Refreshments
09h00-09h30
From Water Structure to Pharmacophore Search
Dan McKay, Executive Director, Ventus Therapeutics
09h30-10h00
The Art of Designing Out: Using Structure and Ligand Based Designing Principles to Prioritize Safer Chemotype
Arijit Basu, Principal Scientist, Takeda
10h00-10h30
MOE Deployment at Gilead & Unraveling of Cryptic Pockets
Wilian Cortopassi, Senior Research Scientist II, Gilead Sciences
10h30-11h00
Morning Break
11h00-12h30
Historic Walking Tour
12h30-14h00
Lunch Break
14h00-14h30
Using Generative AI to Design Mini-Therapeutic Proteins Targeting a Heterodimeric Complex without a Solved Structure
Lindsay Hammack, Senior Scientist, Merck
14h30-15h00
Tuning Coarse-grained, Monte Carlo Simulations to Screen for mAb Colloidal Stability
Joel Janke, Scientist, Biologic Drug Product Development & Manufacturing, Sanofi
15h00-15h30
Antibody Sequence and Structure-Based Workflows for Diversity and Developability Assessments
Vinodh Kurella, Senior Scientist, Takeda
15h30-16h00
Afternoon Break
16h00-16h30
Dynamic Epitope Analysis of Antiviral mAbs
Kevin Hauser, Senior Scientist I, Computational Structural Biology, Vir Biotechnology, Inc.
16h30-17h00
Computational Models to Predict and Guide Mitigation of Chemical Degradation in Antibodies
Saeed Izadi, Senior Principal Scientist & Group Leader, Genentech
17h00-17h30
A Pharmacophore-Based Virtual Screening Method for Identifying Potential Antibody: Antigen Binding Partners
Sandeep Kumar, Distinguished Fellow (Executive Director), Head of Computational Protein Design and Modeling, Moderna Inc.
18h30-22h30
Conference Reception and Dinner Cruise
VENDREDI 28 juin - Présentations scientifiques
Jour 4
VENDREDI 28 juin - Jour 4
Présentations scientifiques
08h30-09h00
Welcome Refreshments
09h00-09h30
Discovery of CNS Penetrant Indazole IRAK4 Inhibitors
Philippe Bolduc, Senior Scientist, Biogen
09h30-10h00
Beyond Ro5 Free Ligand Conformational and Dynamical Determinants of Passive Permeability: Computational and Experimental Synergies
Amber Y.S. Balazs, Director, US Analytical, Structural, and Chromatography (ASC) Team, Early Oncology Chemistry NMR Specialist, AstraZeneca
10h00-10h30
Understanding the Chameleonicity and Permeability of PROTACs Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Markov Models, and Deep Learning
Bryn Taylor, Scientist, In Silico Discovery, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
10h30-11h00
Morning Break
11h00-11h30
Platform To Enable Structure-Enriched Models For Challenging Systems: Strengthening Rational Design via Ternary Complex Models Triaged Based on Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Data (HDX)
Usha Viswanathan, Scientist, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
11h30-12h00
Discovery of Potent, Selective Type III RKIPK1 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disease via SBDD and Library Design
Zach Brill, Associate Principal Scientist, Merck
12h00-12h30
One Hundred Years 25 Years of Solitude Drug Discovery (from Foundations to Drugs)
José Duca, Global Head of Computer-Aided Drug Discovery, Novartis
12h30-12h40
Closing Remarks
12h40-13h40
Lunch Break
13h40-14h40
Closing Desserts & Drinks Reception