From Rob.Reedijk from douglasconnect.com Tue Feb 3 08:18:27 2009 From: Rob.Reedijk from douglasconnect.com (Robby) Date: Tue Feb 3 14:40:33 2009 Subject: [Bio-information-theory] 2 Workshops: Drug Discovery/Cheminformatics; Predictive ADME/Toxicology, Oxford July 2009, Bursary awards available Message-ID: I am posting information on two workshops taking place at Oxford University in July 2009. These 5 day workshops take place in consecutive weeks. The application deadline for the bursaries is February 20, 2009. 20-24 July, 2009 Drug Discovery Design Methods & Applications: Virtual screening, structure-based drug design, cheminformatics and molecular modelling supporting drug discovery and design, a Hands-on 5 Day eCheminfo Workshop. Case Study approach including Kinases. http://echeminfo.com/comty_oxfordworkshop09 27-31 July, 2009 Predictive ADMET Workshop: Application of Predictive ADME and Toxicology methods to drug discovery and development, a Hands-on 5 Day eCheminfo Workshop. Case Study Approach on ADME and Tox endpoints and datasets. http://echeminfo.com/comty_oxfordadmet09 Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, Oxford University, Oxford, UK Bursarys award available (deadline February 20, 2009) facilitated by Barry Hardy eCheminfo Community of Practice A Bursary Award will be used to support the attendance of a selection of academic participants at each workshop. Please see the eCheminfo website for further information on applications. For further information and questions on the Workshop programs, please contact Dr. Barry Hardy at: barry.hardy -[at]- douglasconnect.com, Tel: +41 61 851 0170 For registrations, please contact Nicki Douglas, nicki.douglas -[at]- douglasconnect.com, Tel: +41 61 851 0461 From Rob.Reedijk from douglasconnect.com Wed Feb 11 15:26:09 2009 From: Rob.Reedijk from douglasconnect.com (Robby) Date: Wed Feb 11 18:06:52 2009 Subject: [Bio-information-theory] CFP - Latest Advances in Drug Discovery Informatics: eCheminfo 2009 InterAction Meeting; Philadelphia Oct 09. Bursary Awards available. Message-ID: <8e2fae29-f8dd-436f-9798-be42b900d0a0@w35g2000yqm.googlegroups.com> This is the first announcement for this year=92s meeting. While it is several months away, deadline for abstract submission is February 28 and the bursary award application deadline is March 31. This annual community of practice meeting is taking place for the fifth time and brings together a unique combination of pharmaceutical and healthcare industry experts, principal investigators and researchers from the academic and government sectors, and leaders from innovative enterprises. The smaller and more intimate meeting format pursued has fostered the type of collaboration not always found at large conferences. Latest Advances in Drug Discovery Informatics eCheminfo 2009 InterAction Meeting October 13-16, 2009 Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia, USA Conference Link: http://echeminfo.com/comty_conferences Themes: Cheminformatics, Bioinformatics, Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery Innovation, Structure-based Drug Design, Fragment-based Screening, Free Energy Methods, Structural Biology, Systems Biology, Predictive Toxicology, Predictive ADME, Chemogenomics, Binding Energies, PDB Ligands Format: Seminars, Roundtables, Presentations, Panel Q&As, Discussions, Break-out Workshops, Web-supported. Evening Poster sessions, networking, social activities. This meeting will take place concurrently with the InnovationWell 2009 meeting. Call for Papers: Abstracts (300-500 words) should be submitted by February 28, 2009, and be accompanied by a short biography and photo of the presenting author (300-500 words). Abstracts approved by the scientific organizing committee will be selected for scheduling on the conference program. Authors will be notified of acceptance as soon as a review of submitted materials takes place and at the latest by 31 March 2009. Abstracts for posters will continue to be accepted for review through 31 August 2009. Please visit http://www.douglasconnect.com/ for submission guidance. A pre-conference best practices workshop will take place 12 October 2009. Bursary Awards Bursary Awards will be used to support the attendance of a selection of academic investigators at the meeting and workshops. Applicants can be working in any area of research related to drug discovery. Application deadline 31 March 2009. http://echeminfo.com/comty_bursarybm09 Contact: Program: Dr. Barry Hardy, eCheminfo Community of Practice, Douglas Connect. Tel: +41 61 851 0170. barry.hardy -[at]- douglasconnect.com Registration Enquiries: Nicki Douglas, Douglas Connect, Baermeggenweg 14, 4314 Zeiningen, Switzerland. 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