Register Now for Crash Course: Python For Cheminformatics-Driven Molecular Docking

03/27 

Register now for the May 1 Virtual Crash Course: Python For Cheminformatics-Driven Molecular Docking

In this workshop, we will use Python scripting to explore and compare small molecules that bind to the SARS-CoV2 main protease. We will be working in a Google CoLab environment and will use a number of libraries that are heavily used for cheminformatics.

At the completion of this workshop, users will be able to:

• Search BindingDB and create molecular datasets.
• Use RDKit to manipulate and process molecules.
• Compare features of families of small molecules using plots and fingerprint analysis
• Create a workflow for docking multiple ligands to the main protease

This virtual event will take place

Thursday May 1, 2025
1-5pm Eastern, 10am-2pm Pacific.

Participation is free, but registration is required to receive the Zoom meeting information by email.

The workshop is intended for:

• Undergraduate students in any STEM discipline
• Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in life sciences and data collection
• Faculty members who want to incorporate Python scripting into their teaching or research
• Professionals involved in collecting and analyzing data, particularly big data

Any attendees who have concerns about their coding background are encouraged to attend a virtual office hour to be held on Monday April 30 (3pm-5pm Eastern), where we will help you set up Google CoLab before the Crash Course begins. Introductory CoLab notebooks and videos that introduce RDKit and cheminformatics will also be available for attendees by April 20, 2025. Please indicate on the registration form if interested.

Questions? Please contact info@rcsb.org.

Participants may also be interested in recordings of past training events, including Python Scripting for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Part 1 and Part 2, and the 2024 course, Python Scripting for Molecular Docking.