Talk by Dr. Sameer Velankar, February 14 2025 - 11:00 am

[Madhusudhan, M. S.]

Dear all,

Sameer Velankar from EBI is here tomorrow and will give a talk at 11:00 am (seminar room 34). Pardon the short notice, we only got this confirmed a few hours ago.

Please do let your group members know. Thank you.

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From: "aparna sinha" <aparna...@acads.iiserpune.ac.in>
To: "M. S. Madhusudhan" <madhu...@iiserpune.ac.in>
Sent: Thursday, 13 February, 2025 10:50:45
Subject: Talk by Dr. Sameer Velankar, February 14 2025 - 11:00 am

Date: 14.02.2025

Time: 11:00 am

Venue: Seminar Room 34

Guest Speaker: Dr. Sameer Velankar, European Bioinformatics Institute

Title: Harnessing the Abundance of Structure Data: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract: The abundance of macromolecular structure data, driven by advances in experimental and structure prediction methods, has transformed life science research. With more than 230,000 experimentally determined structures in the Protein Data Bank (PDB) and millions of predicted models from resources such as the AlphaFold database, researchers have unparalleled access to structural insights. However, this wealth of data presents significant challenges in validation, integration, interpretation, and usability.

In this presentation, I will discuss key challenges such as quality assessment of predicted models, functional validation, and the need for advanced computational tools. I will also explore emerging opportunities, including the role of innovative tools, knowledge graphs and large-scale annotations to maximise the impact of structural data across drug discovery, molecular biology, and biotechnology in transforming basic and translational research in life sciences.

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M.S. Madhusudhan
Faculty, Department of Biology
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune

[Madhusudhan, M. S.]

Dear all,

I had overlooked the clash with Joel Sussman's talk. Apologies. 

Sameer's talk will now be at 2:30 pm. I will email you all in an hour or so about the venue. Thanks.

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Sent: Thursday, 13 February, 2025 11:54:39

Subject: Talk by Dr. Sameer Velankar, February 14 2025 - 11:00 am

[Madhusudhan, M. S.]

Sameer Valenkar's talk would be in room 51, which is on the 4th floor - Data Science Wing. There are helpful signs that point the way to the room from the elevators. 

Thank you. See you all tomorrow.

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From: "M. S. Madhusudhan" <madhu...@iiserpune.ac.in>
To: "Biology Faculty" <bio_f...@iiserpune.ac.in>, "biomodelingpune" <biomode...@googlegroups.com>

Cc: "Sangeeta Sawant" <sawants...@gmail.com>, "Manali Joshi" <manali...@gmail.com>, "Shekhar Mande" <shekha...@gmail.com>, "arnab.mukherjee" <arnab.m...@iiserpune.ac.in>, "aparna sinha" <aparna...@acads.iiserpune.ac.in>, "sameer" <sam...@ebi.ac.uk>
Sent: Thursday, 13 February, 2025 13:14:42
Subject: Talk by Dr. Sameer Velankar, February 14 2025 - rescheduled for 2:30pm