Structure-Based Drug Design: 2 (Computer-Aided Drug Discovery and Design, 2) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 303169161X ISBN 13: 9783031691614

Publisher: Springer, 2024

Synopsis

This volume focuses on target-oriented approximations to drug discovery, including target selection, binding pocket detection, and current uses and variants of molecular dynamics and molecular docking. The primary audience is PhD and graduates working in the field of molecular biology, structural biology, pharmaceutical sciences.

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About the Author

Prof. Marcelo Marti holds a Ms.S. in Molecular Biology and a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry and Biophysics, both at the University of Buenos Aires. He is a Full Professor at the Department of Biological Chemistry (Universidad de Buenos Aires) and a Principal Researcher at the Argentinean Council of Science. His research interests lie in understanding the molecular basis of protein functions and genomics using bioinformatic tools. He has published over 100 articles in top ranked international journals in the field including over 3000 citations (h index = 33).

 

Prof. Turjanski is a Full Professor in Bioinformatics at the University of Buenos Aires and a Principal Researcher at the Argentinean Council of Science. He obtained his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Buenos Aires and obtained a PhD position at the Fogarty Center at NIH, 2005-2008.

He has been the head of the National Center for Interdisciplinary Science, at the Ministry of Sciences and Technology, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales from 2015-2019, and the head of the Binational Center of Bioinformatics (Argentina/Spain). He was a member of the Argentinian Committee at the European Molecular Biology Lab and the head of the Argentinian Bioinformatics Platform since 2012. He has published over 100 indexed articles, with a h-index of 25.

 

Dr. Fernandez Do Porto holds a degree in Biology and a PhD in Biological Chemistry, both from the University of Buenos Aires. His research interests focus on pathogen genomics, integrating omics data, and structural and functional bioinformatics for drug discovery. He is an Independent researcher at the Argentinean Council of Science and a Full Professor in the Biological Chemistry department, Exact and Natural Sciences School, Buenos Aires University. He has published over 40 indexed articles. 

 

From the Back Cover

This volume focuses on target-oriented approximations to drug discovery, including target selection, binding pocket detection, and current uses and variants of molecular dynamics and molecular docking. The primary audience is PhD and graduates working in the field of molecular biology, structural biology, pharmaceutical sciences.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 303169161X
• ISBN 13: 9783031691614
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 265
• Editor: Marti Marcelo A., Turjanski Adrian Gustavo, Fernández Do Porto Dario