About
The conference “Big Ideas for Big Data in Drug Discovery” will take place on Friday 12th April 2019 at the School of Pharmacy, UCL, London. The aim of the conference is to discuss recent progress in managing and analyzing big data that can be used in the drug discovery process. By including both academic and industrial presenters, we would like to encourage collaboration on this emerging topic. The main topics of the meeting include artificial intelligence methods used in drug design, big data and biomolecular simulations, functional genomics, biological networks, network pharmacology, functional bioinformatics and chemical data collections. Please refer to our provisional schedule for more details on planned sessions and speakers. Both academic and industrial presenters are welcome for talks and posters.
This is a second edition of the MGMS Big Data conference. If you are interested in our previous meeting, which took place on 19th of September 2016 at the School of Pharmacy, UCL, London, please follow the link below.
Big Data in Biomolecular Systems 2016
There will be opportunities for oral and poster presentations. Contributions from students and postdoctoral researchers are particularly welcome. So far we confirmed following speakers:
Dr Jeff Barrett, CSO & Director, Genomics Plc (Oxford, UK)
Dr Giovanni M. Dall’Olio, Research Scientist, GlaxoSmithKline (Stevenage, UK)
Dr Ola Engkvist, Associate Director, AstraZeneca (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Dr Arianna Fornili, Queen Mary University of London (London, UK)
Dr David Glowacki, University of Bristol (Bristol, UK)
Dr Rajarshi Guha, Associate Director, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Boston, the USA)
Dr Brian Marsden, The SGC & Kennedy Institute, Oxford University (Oxford, UK)
Dr Marwin Segler, Research Scientist, BenevolentAI (London, UK)
Professor Aleksej Zelezniak, Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Poster presenters:
Mr Will Gerrard, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Dr Greg Landrum, KNIME, Zurich, Switzerland
Dr Mike Mazanetz, NovaData Solutions, Abingdon, UK
Dr Noel O’Boyle,NextMove Software Limited
Dr Michelle Sahai, University of Roehampton, London, UK
Dr Francesca Stanzione, CCDC, Cambridge, UK
Dr Fredrik Svensson, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
Dr Reaz Uddin, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
Dr Mariana Vaschetto, Collaborative Drug Discovery, Cambridge, UK
Agenda
NOTE: Badges will be required for admission to the sessions
| 9.15 – 9.45 | Registration |
| 9.45 – 10.00 | Opening (Prof. Phil Biggin, University of Oxford & Chair of the MGMS) |
| Bridging Genomics and Bioinformatics Chair: Phil Biggin, University of Oxford |
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| 10.00 – 10.30 | Jeff Barrett, Genomics Plc |
| “Using big data in genetics to understand the human wiring diagram” (abstract) | |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Giovanni M. Dall’Olio, GlaxoSmithKline |
| “What is in the Data Lake? Using Hadoop for Genomics and Transcriptomics data at GSK” (abstract) | |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Coffee break & networking |
| 11.30 – 12.00 | MGMS Silver Jubilee Award Winner: David Glowacki, University of Bristol |
| “Generating ligand-protein association pathways and binding poses using interactive molecular dynamics in virtual reality” (abstract) | |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | Multiple presenters |
| Poster flash talks (abstracts) | |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch break & poster session & virtual reality interactive exhibition (by D. Glowacki) |
| Big Data in Molecular Simulation & Molecular Design Chair: Adrian Mulholland, University of Bristol |
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| 13.30 – 14.00 | Ola Engkvist, AstraZeneca |
| “Big Data and AI in Drug Design, Molecular de novo Generation, Synthesis and Chemogenomics Predictions” (abstract) | |
| 14.00 – 14.30 | Arianna Fornili, Queen Mary University of London |
| “Mechano-pockets in proteins” (abstract) | |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | Marwin Segler, BenevolentAI |
| “What’s next – selecting optimal experiments with Active Learning” (abstract) | |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Coffee break & networking |
| Big Data and Life Science Chair: Shozeb Haider, University College London |
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| 15.30 – 16.00 | Aleksej Zelezniak, Chalmers University of Technology |
| “Prediction of complex metabolic phenotypes using multiomics data” (abstract) | |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Brian Marsden, University of Oxford |
| “Managing, mining and visualizing open-access structural and chemical biology data” (abstract) | |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Rajarshi Guha, Vertex Pharmaceuticals |
| “Approximation Methods for Large Chemical Spaces” (abstract) | |
| 17.00 – 18.00 | Closing & wine reception |
Venue
The “Big Ideas for Big Data in Drug Discovery” meeting will take place in the School of Pharmacy, UCL, London.
We recommend travelling via public transport in London. There are several tube stations around the UCL campus. The closest one to the venue is Russell Square (Piccadilly Line). Within walking distance there are also King’s Cross St. Pancras (Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria Lines), Euston (Northern and Victoria Lines), Euston Square (Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan Lines), Warren Street (Northern and Victoria Lines) and Goodge Street (Northern Line).
To plan your journey in London please click here.
Registration
Registration form
The registration form can be downloaded from the link below. Please fill it in and return to Dr Ewa Chudyk as an e-mail attachment. The MGMS bank account details will be sent on return of the form, and payment of the conference fee will confirm registration.
Conference Fees
| Early bird | After 1st January 2019 | |
| Non-MGMS members | £80 | £130 |
| MGMS members | £50 | £100 |
| Student non-MGMS members | £30 | £80 |
| Student MGMS members | £0 | £50 |
Notes:
1. The registration fee (Early bird and after 1st January 2019) includes conference material, entrance to all presentations and meals and refreshments on the day (two coffee breaks, lunch and wine reception).
2. The “non-MGMS member” fee structure includes a year’s subscription to the MGMS.
3. Accommodation is not included.
4. Receipts will be obtainable at the conference.
5. Regrettably we cannot take purchase orders.
Cancellation/Refund Policy
There will be a £50 administration fee for cancellations made prior to and including the 31st December 2018. There will be no refund for cancellations made after 31st December 2018.
Abstracts for posters – 31st March 2019 extended deadline
The presentation of posters is very much encouraged. Posters should be A0 size in portrait. If you would like to present a poster, please tick the box on the registration form and fill in your abstract of no more than 1500 characters (including spaces). Once registered, abstracts may be submitted at any time before the extended abstract deadline (Sunday 31st March 2019). If you wish to be considered for a short talk (up to 25mins) then please indicate this on the form (there is one more Late Bird talk slot available). If you want to include figures in your abstract then simply include them in the Word file. Don’t forget to include the title, author list and affiliations. We will endeavour to give you the presentation preference you indicate, but due to the small number of poster slots available we are not able to guarantee this.
Accommodation
Accommodation is not included in the registration fee. Please refer to London hotels and B&B establishments for more information.
Travel expenses
As an event funded by donations and registration fees only, we have limited resources at our disposal. We aim to make a contribution towards travel expenses for presenters but this may not completely cover the costs incurred.
Organizers
The “Big Ideas for Big Data in Drug Discovery” meeting is organised by the Molecular Graphics and Modelling Society (MGMS).
The Molecular Graphics and Modelling Society (MGMS) was formed in 1981 to bring together scientists working in different fields of study (such as chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics and computer science) who have a common interest in molecular modelling and graphics. The MGMS is a charity run by volunteers (both from academia and industry) who also have a keen interest in the subject. The society’s core activities involve the organising of conferences relevant to its community, as well as developing and encouraging scientists at the start of their careers. Anyone with an interest in the subject field can join, and members receive discounts on conference/courses that are organised by the society.
Contact
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Sponsors
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SPONSORS
This event is fully funded by donations and registration fees. Institutions interested in co-sponsoring this meeting should contact Dr Ewa Chudyk to discuss opportunities.
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