SBCADD'2012 : Call for Poster & Full Length Paper

[Department of Bioinformatics, Alagappa University, Karaikudi]

Greetings from Department of Bioinformatics, Alagappa University

4th National Symposium cum Workshop on “Recent Trends in Structural
Bioinformatics and Computer Aided Drug Design” [SBCADD’2012]

20th - 23rd February, 2012

Organized by

Department of Bioinformatics
ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY
(Reaccredited with ‘A’ Grade, CGPA - 3.21/4 by NAAC )
KARAIKUDI – 630003, TAMIL NADU, INDIA


SYMPOSIUM THEME

Human Genome Project is largely complete, so the problem facing by
scientists is how to maximize the use of the newly acquired data for
improving health care. It is estimated that the number of therapeutic
targets available for drug discovery will increase from the current
number of 600 to 1000 to perhaps as many as 5000 to 10,000. In
addition to the challenges that this number provides to the
pharmaceutical industry, there is the issue of sequence variation
through Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), some of which may
impact upon the way that the body handles drug treatment. This may be
due to a direct effect on the binding site of the protein target
through non-conservative alterations of the amino acid sequence, or
else through indirect effects on drug metabolizing enzymes. In order
to meet these challenges, the combination of structural proteomics and
computer-aided small molecule design provides opportunities for
creating new molecules in silico; these may be designed to bind to
selected pharmacogenetic variants of a protein in order to overcome
the non-responsiveness of certain patient groups to a particular
medicine.

In silico drug discovery methods reduce both time and cost of
development of novel drug/lead molecules. Knowledge about the
molecule, its interaction with the drug, molecular modeling, and new
drug development creates an awareness of the molecule at the organ
level and aids in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of
diseases. Computational tools have the advantage of delivering new
lead candidates more quickly and at lower cost. In the 21st century,in
silico methods facilitate target identification, structure prediction
and lead/drug discovery. The computational methods expect more
reliable and expeditious protocols for development of novel ideas,
which increase the potential leads. The computer-assisted molecular
design has succeeded in the QSAR and protein modeling algorithms to
improve activity of lead compounds. Selecting candidates via the
described in silico virtual screening, should help to reduce the list
of candidate molecules and thereby reduce time and costs
significantly.

LIST OF SPEAKERS

Dr. Arpita Yadav ,Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kanpur
Dr. U. Deva Priyakumar, IIIT, Hyderabad
Dr. K. Gunasekaran, University of Madras, Chennai
Dr. G. Jayaraman, University of Madras, Chennai
Dr. R. Krishna, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Dr. S. Krishnaswamy, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
Dr. M. Michael Gromiha, IIT, Chennai
Dr. S. Parthasarthy, Bharthidasan University, Trichy
Dr. Ritushree Kukreti, IGIB, Delhi
Dr. K. Sekar, IISc, Bangalore
Dr. V. Subramanian, CLRI, Chennai
Dr. N. Sundara Baalaji, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
Dr. Sunil Kumar, Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Dr. M. Suresh Kumar, Pondicherry University, Puducherry
Dr. K. Thangaraj, CCMB, Hyderabad
Dr. D. Velmurugan, University of Madras, Chennai
Mr. R. Raghu, Schrödinger GmbH, USA
PARTICIPANTS

Students, Research Scholars, Research Scientists and Faculty members
from the Universities, Colleges, Institutes and Industries.

Call for Poster Presentation: All the participants are invited to
submit an abstract of one page in English, describing their original
research related to the theme of this symposium cum workshop.

Call for Papers: Interested participants may also submit the full
length paper describing original research work. Selected best 30
research article will be published in the special issue of
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. The abstract and
full length paper must be sent to bioi...@gmail.com. Kindly visit
the conference website for more details.

SCIENTIFIC TOPICS

Small and Macromolecule X-ray Crystallography
Protein Modeling and Molecular Docking
Molecular Mechanics & Dynamics
Pharmacophore Modeling & 3D-QSAR
Free Energy Calculation Methods
De Novo Drug Design
Quantum Chemistry
Functional Genomics
Pharmacogenomics
Database Creation and Development
Text and Data mining
REGISTRATION

The participants are requested to send the filled in registration form
along with registration fee on or before 10th February, 2012. The DD
should be drawn in favour of Organizing Secretary, payable at
Karaikudi.

Students :
Rs. 500
Research Scholars :
Rs. 750
Faculties from Academic Institution : Rs.
1000
Faculties from Non Academic Institution / Industries : Rs. 1500
ACCOMMODATION

Request for accommodation should be sent to the organizing secretary
at the earliest opportunity to the students in the University Hostel/
Hotel. The expenses for accommodation and food will be met by the
participants.

Please log on to www.bioinfoau.org/sbcadd'2012 for more details

ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION
Dr. M. Karthikeyan
Organizing Secretary, SBCADD’ 2012
Department of Bioinformatics
Science Block, 4th Floor
Alagappa University, Karaikudi - 630 004
Tamil Nadu, India.
Phone : + 91 - 4565 230725
Fax : + 91 - 4565 225202
Mobile : + 91 - 9486981874
Mail : bioi...@gmail.com
Web : www.bioinfoau.org/sbcadd'2012