MSD IT Meet Ups

AI, ML and algorithms in drug discovery
Curious about how AI, machine learning and traditional algorithms are advancing drug discovery? In this session, we will introduce the basics of proteins, the molecular machines that drive biology. We will talk about antibodies, the body’s natural defense system, which scientists can develop artificially and turn into life‑saving drugs. Finally we will explore de-novo protein design - how deep learning methods can invent entirely new proteins never seen in nature.
We will highlight some of the public open-source methods that are shaping the field. AlphaFold2, which recently earned a Nobel Prize for solving protein structure prediction, has become a game-changer for researchers worldwide. We will share some of our own methods for protein and antibody design that we have released as open-source for the community.
We will close with an overview of exciting research directions and opportunities for computational groups looking to contribute to this fast-evolving field.

Speakers:
Marco Ancona
David Příhoda
Adam Král
Tereza Čalounová

Agenda:
18:00 - 18:30 registration
18:30 - 19:30 Presentations
19:30 - 20:30 Q&A and networking

See you there!