In continuation of our efforts to virtually bring the high-quality drug discovery talks to our community of learners, we are organizing Virtual DRUG DISCOVERY SYMPOSIUM 2021 (vDDS2021) on November 01, 2021, 5 PM (Monday).

This symposium will host a panel comprising of some of the top experts working at the frontiers of drug discovery. We are sure that their work and insights will pique your interest and instill a fascination for the field. This event is organized by the research groups of Dr. Rahman Shah Zaib Saleem (Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) and Dr. Amir Faisal (Department of Biology) of SBASSE LUMS. 

Topics of the event include:

• Irreversible inhibitors
• Chemical probs in drug discovery
• Target selectivity in Cancer drug design
• From-concept-to-clinic: new strategies targeting movement disorders
• Targeting molecular chaperones to regulate protein stability

Our exciting lineup of speakers include:

• Prof. Craig W. Lindsley (Vanderbilt University, Editor-in-Chief Journal of Medicinal Chemistry)
• Professor Paul Workman (Chief Executive and President, Institute of Cancer Research UK)
• Prof. Jason Gestwicki (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
• Prof. Paul Brennan (Oxford University)
• Prof. David Mann (Imperial College London)

Registrations are open till October 23, 5 PM (Pakistan Standard Time)

For more information please visit: https://sbasse.lums.edu.pk/drug-discovery-symposium