Applications are open for a CABANA workshop in Mexico this October.

The GCRF-funded CABANA project is also delighted to offer travel fellowships of up to £1125 GBP for researchers to attend these workshops.
The fellowships are open to scientists from Latin America at any stage of their career.
Early-stage researchers and researchers from minority groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Title:

CABANA Workshop: Chemoinformatics in drug discovery

Venue:

LANGEBIO, Cinvestav, Libramiento Norte Carretera Leon Km 9.6, Irapuato, GUA, 36821, Mexico

Dates:

15-18 October 2019

Deadline for Applications:
23:59 (CDT) on 18th August 2019

Registration fee:
$800 MXN

Registration Link:
registration

Overview:
The aim of this workshop is to introduce researchers to the field of Chemoinformatics, especially in the areas of Structure-Based Drug Design (SBDD) and Ligand-Based Drug Design (LBDD). Trainees will cover the use of protein, ligand and drug databases, protein modelling, molecular docking and virtual screening for drug discovery applications. Managing and analysing virtual chemical libraries will also be covered, including the application of machine learning algorithms in drug discovery.

Target Audience:
This workshop is suitable for researchers working in Latin American countries.
Early career researchers, including graduate students, postdocs and professors working, or planning to start working in Chemoinformatics, are warmly encouraged to apply.

For more information regarding this course, please use the following link:

www.ebi.ac.uk/training/events/2019/cabana-workshop-chemoinformatics-drug-discovery

CABANA Workshop: Chemoinformatics in drug discovery