Date: 18 April 2023 @ 13:00 - 14:00

Timezone: Melbourne

Duration: 1 hour

AlphaFold has taken the scientific world by storm with the ability to accurately predict the structure of any protein in minutes using artificial intelligence (AI). From drug discovery to enzymes that degrade plastics, this promises to speed up and fundamentally change the way that protein structures are used in biological research.

Beyond the hype, what does this mean for structural biology as a field (and as a career)?

Dr Craig Morton, Drug Discovery Lead at the CSIRO, is an early adopter of AlphaFold and has decades of expertise in protein structure / function, protein modelling, protein – ligand interactions and computational small molecule drug discovery, with particular interest in anti-infective agents for the treatment of bacterial and viral diseases.

Craig joins this webinar to share his perspective on the implications of AlphaFold for science and structural biology. He will give an overview of how AlphaFold works, ways to access AlphaFold, and some examples of how it can be used for protein structure/function analysis.

Speaker:

Dr Craig Morton, Principal Research Scientist and Drug Discovery Lead at the CSIRO

Who the webinar is for:

Researchers, computational biologists and bioinformaticians with an interest in structural biology or applications of deep learning and artificial intelligence to life science research.

How to join:

This webinar takes place online via Zoom Webinar.

The webinar is free to join but you must register for a place in advance
Register here

Contact: [email protected]

Keywords: Alphafold, AI, Deep learning, Structural biology, Protein biology

Prerequisites:

None

Learning objectives:

  • Provide a high level description of how AlphaFold works
  • Name ways to access AlphaFold
  • Outline examples of how it can be used for protein structure/function analysis

Organizer: Australian BioCommons

Host institutions: Australian BioCommons

Eligibility:

  • First come first served

Capacity: 500

Event types:

  • Workshops and courses

Cost basis: Free to all

Scientific topics: Structural biology, Structure prediction, Machine learning


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