Biophysical Advances in Structure-Based Drug Design
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will focus on the development and application of cutting edge biophysical approaches in structure-based drug design. The work can be either experimental or computational: hybrid approaches are especially welcome. Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to cryo-electron microscopy, artificial intelligence and deep learning, biophysical ligand screening, free energy calculations, new spectroscopic methods, and COVID-19. We welcome research from both industrial and academic groups.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ho Leung Ng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- drug design
- electron microscopy
- crystal structure
- crystallography
- free energy calculation
- artificial intelligence
- deep learning
- machine learning
- biophysical methods
- ligand screening
- drug binding
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2
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Published Papers
Biophysica - ISSN 2673-4125