| 10:45 - 11:00 |
Tea/Coffee/Pastries
Welcome Note from Shubham Vishnoi
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Limerick, Ireland and Biophysical Society Member |
| Session 1: 11:00-12:00 |
15 minute talks + 5 minutes for questions |
| 11:00 |
Dr. Sousa Javannikkhah
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow, University of Limerick, Ireland
“Advance Computational Design of Polymer-Based Systems for Orally Administrable Antibody Delivery |
| 11:20 |
Dr. Scott Midgley
Computational Chemistry Developer, Cresset, Cambridge, United Kingdom
“Development of non-opioid analgesics via cannabinoid CB2 modulation” |
| 11:40 |
Dr. Virag Sharma
Areas of expertise: Bioinformatics, Genomics, Immunoinformatics
“Genome annotation: comparative and de novo approaches” |
| Session 2: 12:00-1:00 |
8 minute talks + 2 minutes for questions |
| 12:00 |
Dr. Lily Arrué (University of Limerick, Ireland) |
| 12:10 |
Anthony M. Smaldone (Yale University, New Haven, USA)
“Accelerating Drug Design with Quantum Computation: A Case Study in Toxicity Prediction” |
| 12:20 |
Jack O’Callaghan (University of Limerick, Ireland)
“Intrinsically disordered proteins for antimicrobial drug discovery” |
| 12:30 |
Gregory Kyo (Yale University, New Haven, USA)
“CardioGenAI: A Machine Learning-Based Framework for Re-Engineering Drugs for Reduced hERG Liability” |
| 12:40 |
Niamh Hickey (University of Limerick, Ireland) |
| 12:50 |
Freddy Ramon (Yale University, New Haven, USA)
“Modelling the actuation behavior of photosalient crystals using Density Functional Theory calculations” |
| 1:00-2:00 |
Tea/Coffee/Pizza and In-Person Networking Session |
| Session 3: 2:00-3:00 |
20 minute talks + 5 minutes for questions |
| 2:00 |
Dr. Sofia Oliveira
BBSRC Research Fellow, University of Bristol, UK
“Exploring dynamical-nonequilibrium MD simulations to understand drug resistance and allostery in proteins” |
| 2:25 |
Dr. Sarah Harris
Associate Professor of Biological Physics, University of Leeds, UK
“Multi-resolution simulations of the SARS-CoV-2 mRTC complex” |
| Mastering Grant Proposals: Strategies for Success |
15 minute talks + 5 minutes for questions |
| 2:50 |
Dr. Sarah Guerin
Associate Professor in Sustainable Energy Harvesting, University of Limerick, Ireland |
| 3:10 |
Dr. Ibrahim Saana Amiinu
Senior Research Fellow, University of Limerick, Ireland |
| Thank You Note from Dr. Sarah Guerin |
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