2nd NovAliX Conference - Biophysics in Drug Discovery 2015

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KEYNOTE LECTURE

Molecular Recognition in Protein-Ligand Complexes
Prof. Gerhard KLEBEProf. Gerhard KLEBE
(PHILIPPS-UNIVERSITY MARBURG, Marburg, Germany)

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INVITED LECTURES

SESSION 1: Method Development & Emerging Technologies

No Crystal, No Problem: Hydrogen Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry in Drug Discovery
Dr Nino CAMPOBASSODr Nino CAMPOBASSO
(GLAXOSMITHKLINE, Collegeville, United States)

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Monitoring Drug Target Engagement in Cells and Tissues Using the Cellular Thermal Shift Assay
Dr Pär NORDLUNDDr Pär NORDLUND
(KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE & NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Singapore, Singapore)

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Second-Harmonic Generation (SHG) Measures and Resolves Protein Conformations: High-Throughput Structural Drug Discovery
Dr Joshua SALAFSKYDr Joshua SALAFSKY
(BIODESY, South San Francisco, United States)

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SESSION 2: Biophysics for Integral Membrane Proteins

Fluorine NMR Screening: Principles and Application to a Membrane Protein
Dr Claudio DALVITDr Claudio DALVIT
(UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL, Neuchâtel, Switzerland)

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Improving the Biophysical Properties of GPCRs for Drug Screening and Structural Biology
Prof. Andreas PLÜCKTHUNProf. Andreas PLÜCKTHUN
(UNIVERSITY OF ZÜRICH, Zurich, Switzerland)

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SESSION 3: Impact of Biophysics on Drug Discovery Projects

Biophysical Approaches for Hit Finding and Evaluation at Bayer
Dr Ursula EGNERDr Ursula EGNER
(BAYER, Berlin, Germany)

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Making Every Interaction Count: Impact of Biophysical Methods Across the AstraZeneca Small-Molecule Portfolio
Dr Stefan GESCHWINDNERDr Stefan GESCHWINDNER
(ASTRAZENECA, Mölndal, Sweden)

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Some Examples of Biophysics Helping Drug Discovery
Prof. Rod HUBBARDProf. Rod HUBBARD
(UNIVERSITY OF YORK & VERNALIS, Cambridge, United Kingdom)

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Biophysics and Structural Biology Enabling the Discovery of Therapeutic Solutions: from Small Molecule Inhibitors to Vaccine Design
Dr Vincent MIKOLDr Vincent MIKOL
(SANOFI, Vitry-sur-Seine, France)

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SESSION 4: The Use of Kinetics in Drug Discovery

CCR2 Antagonists: From Structure-Kinetics Relatiosnhips to in vivo Efficacy
Prof. Laura HEITMANProf. Laura HEITMAN
(UNIVERSITY OF LEIDEN, Leiden, The Netherlands)

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Towards a Better Understanding of the Structural Mechanisms of Kinase Inhibitor Binding Kinetics
Prof. Stefan KNAPPProf. Stefan KNAPP
(OXFORD UNIVERSITY, Oxford, United Kingdom)

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Analysis of Binding Kinetics and Thermodynamics of DPP-4 Inhibitors and their Relationship to Structure
Dr Herbert NARDr Herbert NAR
(BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM, Biberach, Germany)

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SESSION 5: Special Focus on Epigenetics

When to get Biophysical with Readers, Writers and Erasers
Dr Chun-wa CHUNGDr Chun-wa CHUNG
(GLAXOSMITHKLINE, Stevenage, United Kingdom)

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Protein Methyltransferase Inhibitors as Personalised Cancer Therapeutics
Dr Robert A. COPELANDDr Robert A. COPELAND
(EPIZYME, Cambridge, United States)

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Interrogating the Bromodomain Family Through Chemical Biology
Dr Richard CUMMINGSDr Richard CUMMINGS
(CONSTELLATION PHARMACEUTICALS, Cambridge, United States)

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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

Characterization of IL17A Inhibitors by Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry (HDX-MS)
Mr Alfonso ESPADAMr Alfonso ESPADA
(ELI LILLY, ALCOBENDAS, Spain)

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A Universal Homogeneous Assay for High-Throughput Determination of Binding Kinetics
Dr Amaury FERNANDEZ MONTALVANDr Amaury FERNANDEZ MONTALVAN
(BAYER, Biberach an der Riss, Germany)

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Drug Discovery at the Single Molecule Level
Dr Anders GUNNARSSONDr Anders GUNNARSSON
(ASTRAZENECA, Mölndal, Sweden)

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First Crystal Structure of Transmembrane Domain of G-Protein-Coupled Receptor MGLU5 Provides Insight Into Efficient New Drugs Design
Dr Krzysztof OKRASADr Krzysztof OKRASA
(HEPTARES THERAPEUTICS, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom)

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CDK8 Inhibitors with Long Residence Time Emerging from a Retro-Design Approach: New Opportunities for Cancer Treatment
Dr Anita WEGERTDr Anita WEGERT
(MERCACHEM-SYNCOM, Nijmegen, The Netherlands)

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Strategies to Target Protein-Protein Interactions
Dr Marta WESTWOODDr Marta WESTWOOD
(UCB, Slough, United Kingdom)

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