Hands-on training at EBI - Small Molecule Bioactivity Resources At The EBI

Course Summary

Title: Small Molecule Bioactivity Resources At The EBI
Date: 25-29 January 2010
Venue: EMBL-EBI, Hinxton, Nr Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK
Organisers: John Overington, Anne Hersey, Vicky Schneider
Admin Support: Alison Barker & Janet Copeland
Registration Opens: 28 July 2009 - 12 noon (GMT)
Registration Deadline: 11 December 2009 - 12 noon (GMT)
Bursary Application Deadline: 6 November 2009 - 12 noon (GMT)

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Course Overview

Is it right for me?

This highly interdisciplinary course in next-generation publicly available chemoinformatics tools is ideal for academics or industrial researchers interested in drug discovery or for researchers looking to progress from basic functional genomics to translational research.
Participants should have a degree in a biomedical discipline. No previous training in bioinformatics is required.
The course will be highly interactive and will include problem solving sessions each day. Attendees are strongly encouraged to bring ideas for particular pieces of work to the addressed during these sessions.

What will I learn?

Hands on training on searching public databases such as ChEMBL and PubChem, for small molecules of biological interest.
Using related bioinformatics databases and services (including Ensembl, Uniprot, ArrayExpress and Zinc), that cross-reference small molecule data.
How to find out about the structure-activity relationships of small bioactive molecules using ChEMBL.
Selecting compounds to screen against novel targets and reference standards.
Optimising compound structures for target validation.

What will it cover?

Overview of public domain chemical structure resources.
The role of open science in drug discovery.
Analysis and modulation of disease linked pathways.
Tools and strategies to get the best from chemical and small molecule databases.
Target analysis and prioritisation of genomic data for drug discovery.

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Registration and Payment

Please complete the registration form indicating the type of registration you require. Items marked * are mandatory. Incomplete registrations will not be processed. Payment is required online during the registration process. Please do not begin the registration process unless you can pay.

Costs:

Academic and SME (What’s this?) Registration = £325.00
Members of EBI-Industry Programme (What’s this?) Registration = £325.00 (included in subscription)
Other Commercial Registration = £675.00

Accommodation and subsistence is included in the registration fee for commercial, academic and SME registrants. There is an optional accommodation package available to Industry programme members.

Bursary Applications:

There are a limited number of bursaries available for academic participants only. These are awarded by the selection committee according to merit. The bursary will cover the entire course fees (including accommodation and subsistence) and a percentage of travel costs (up to a reasonable maximum set by the selection committee) - please indicate in your application a rough estimate of likely travel costs.

All bursary applicants must complete the bursary registration below and also provide a CV and a completed bursary application form bursary application form [Word 232KB] [click here for PDF version]. This must be completed and signed by your scientific sponsor (supervisor or head of department) and include justification for the bursary.

Applicants will be notified of a bursary award along with their place on the course, usually within one month of the application deadline.

We will reject incomplete applications. Both the application form and sponsor’s letter must be received before the application deadline. The decision of the selection committee is final.