May 13, 2021
Mr. Raghu Rangaswamy, Vice President Schrodinger, India discussed the latest trends of computer-aided drug discovery. He also explained the role of Artificial intelligence and Machine learning in drug discovery. He informed that during this workshop, the participants would get practical experience and in-person guidance in using the Maestro GUI, covering the organic molecule sketching, protein selection, preparation, and screening for hit identification of molecules against therapeutic targets.
Dr. Prithesh Bhatt, Senior Scientist, Schrodinger explained the detailed Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD) process including target identification and various drug discovery processes.
This two-day hands-on workshop will also include brief sessions of background theory for Molecular mechanics, Molecular Docking, and Molecular Dynamics via case studies on the real-time industrial projects.