SBDD

2019 EDITION

September 23-26, 2019

Convento dell'Annunziata, Sestri Levante (GE), Italy

Computational Advances in Drug Discovery

Conference Aim

As for the past editions, this fifth edition of the SBDD conference aims at discussing the state of the art of computational methods as effective tools for drug discovery. Toward this end, we will integrate topics that are, and will remain, central to the field, such as structure-based drug discovery and molecular modeling and simulations for drug design.
Come and join us !

Registration

Registration Deadline 31st August 2019

Pricing

Postdocs / Researchers / Professors:

450 euros
PhD Students :

300 euros

The registration package for the participants includes:

conference pack
access to the conference sessions and exhibitions
coffee breaks

Information

There are a few fellowships for PhD students (50% discount), if interested, contact us via the link below.

NOTE: There are a few fee waivers for PhD students that are a member of the ACS COMP division.

CONTACT

Poster Session

There will be a poster session. Thus, participants are encouraged to present their poster!.

Poster Dimensions

Posters should be no larger than size A0 (119 cm high x 84 cm wide). The size at your disposal on the poster board is 90 cm width x 120 cm height.

Keynote Speakers

Dr. William L. Jorgensen - (Yale University)

Dr. Michele Parrinello - (ETH Zurich, IIT)

Invited Speakers

Name	Affiliation
Dr. Alessandra Magistrato	CNR Trieste, Sissa
Dr. Giorgio Colombo	Uni Pavia
Dr. Alessio Lodola	Uni Parma
Dr. Francesco Gervasio	UCL, London
Dr. Zoe Cournia	Academy of Athens
Dr. Adrian Roitberg	Uni of Florida
Dr. Victor Guallar	BSC, Barcelona
Dr. Kenneth Merz	Michigan State University
Dr. Ursula Rothlisberger	EPFL, Lausanne
Dr. Paolo Carloni	FZJ, Julich, Germany
Dr. Adrian Mulholland	Uni of Bristol
Dr. Gerhard Klebe	Philipps-University of Marburg
Dr. Giulia Palermo	UC Riverside

Name	Affiliation
Dr. Eleonora Gianti	Temple University
Dr. Giulia Rossetti	RWTH Aachen, Germany
Dr. Edina Rosta	King's College London
Dr. Valerio Berdini	Astex, Cambridge, UK
Dr. Ross Walker	GSK, US
Dr. Woody Sherman	Silicon Therapeutics, US
Dr. Attilio Vittorio Vargiu	University of Cagliari
Dr. Vittorio Limongelli	USI - Switzerland
Dr. Walter Rocchia	Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Dr. Emilio Gallicchio	Brooklyn College, USA
Dr. Margot Paulino Zunini	DETEMA, UdelaR
Dr. Sergio Decherchi	IIT

Program

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Day by day

Monday 23th September

Registration and Welcome 09:00-10:00
Session 1 – Computations and drug design

Edina Rosta, King's College London	10:00-10:30
Victor Guallar, BSC, Barcelona	10:30-11:00
Coffee break	11:00-11:30
Kenneth Merz, Michigan State University	11:30-12:00
Ross Walker, GSK, USA	12:00-12:30
Woody Sherman, Silicon Therapeutics, USA	12:30-13:00
Lunch	13:00-15:00
Zoe Cournia, Academy of Athens	15:00-15:30
Adrian Roitberg, University of Florida	15:30-16:00
Coffee break	16:00-16:30
Emilio Gallicchio, Brooklyn College, USA	16:30-17:00
Steven Jerome, Schrödinger	17:00-17:30
Poster Session and Cocktail Party	17:30-19:30

Wednesday 25th September

Session 3 – Computations and drug design

Giulia Palermo, UC Riverside	09:30-10:00
Ursula Rothlisberger, EPFL, Lausanne	10:00-10:30
Coffee break	10:30-11:00
Paolo Carloni, FZJ, Julich, Germany	11:00-11:30
Gerhard Klebe, Philipps-University of Marburg	11:30-12:00
Alessio Lodola, University of Parma	12:00-12:30
Lunch	12:30-14:30
Attilio Vittorio Vargiu, University of Cagliari	14:30-15:00
Giorgio Colombo, University of Pavia	15:00-15:30
Jacopo Manigrasso, IIT Short Talk	15:30-15:50
Coffee break	15:50-16:30
Eleonora Gianti, Temple University	16:30-17:00
Alessandra Magistrato, CNR Trieste, SISSA	17:00-17:30

Tuesday 24th September

Session 2 – Computations and drug design

Walter Rocchia, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia	09:30-10:00
Valerio Berdini, Astex, Cambridge, UK	10:00-10:30
Coffee break	10:30-11:00
Adrian Mulholland, University of Bristol	11:00-11:30
Vittorio Limongelli, USI – Switzerland	11:30-12:00
Francesco L. Gervasio, UCL, London	12:00-12:30
Free time	12:30-18:00
KEYNOTES
Michele Parrinello, ETH Zurich, IIT	18:00-18:45
William Jorgensen, Yale University	18:45-19:30

Thursday 26th September

Session 4 – Computations and drug design

Giulia Rossetti, RWTH Aachen, Germany	09:30-10:00
Elisa Donati, IIT (Short Talk)	10:00-10:20
Coffee break	10:20-11:00
Giulia Fonti, EPFL, Lausanne	11:00-11:30
Margot Paulino Zunini, DETEMA, UdelaR	11:30-12:00
Sergio Decherchi, IIT	12:00-12:30
Closing remarks	12:30-13:00

Conference Partners

Conference Sponsors

Organizing Committee

Prof. Andrea Cavalli

University of Bologna and Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy
Prof. Matteo Dal Peraro

EPF Lausanne, Switzerland
Dr. Marco De Vivo

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy

Accommodation

SPECIAL RATES ARE RESERVED FOR THE PARTICIPANTS OF SBDD 2019

Reservation Code: SBDD2019

Bed and Breakfast

B&B Portobello

Double room single occupancy €90 B&B
Address : Piazza Giacomo Matteotti 54/3, Sestri Levante (GE)
Mobile: +393311313137/+393312081562
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Website: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BB-Portobello-345881238897512/about/?ref=page_internal

Calma di Vento

Double room single occupancy €100 + €7 for breakfast
Single room €80 + €7 for breakfast
Address : Via della Chiusa, 60/1 16039 Sestri Levante (GE)
Tel. : +39 0185 1771901
Mobile: +39 348 2350360
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HOTELS

Hotels Albergo Marina ***

Double room single occupancy €80 B&B + city tax Euro 1.50
Address: Via Fascie n.100 16039 Sestri Levante (GE)
Tel.: +39 0185-487332 Fax: +39 0185-41527
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Website: https://www.marinahotel.it

Grand Hotel del Castelli ****

Double room single occupancy €200 B&B + city tax €2,00 (parking fee included)
Single room €125 B&B + city tax €2,00 (parking fee included)
Address: Via Penisola di Levante, 26 - 16039 Sestri Levante (GE) Italy
Tel.: +39 0185487020 Fax: +39 018544767
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Website: https://www.hoteldeicastelli.it/it/home

In case you prefer staying in Genova (50 km from Sestri Levante)

Astor Hotel ****

Double room single occupancy €100 B&B + city tax €3,00 (parking fee included)
Address: Viale Delle Palme, 16, Nervi, 16167 Genova GE
Tel.: +39 010329011
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Website: https://www.astorhotel.it/it/hotel-4-stelle-genova-nervi/hotel-astor-genova-nervi

Walking distance Hotel Astor- Nervi railway station: 2 minutes
Train trip Nervi- Sestri Levante: 50-60 minutes