AMS-535 Introduction to Computational Structural Biology and Drug Design

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Instructor Dr. Robert C. Rizzo [631-632-8519, rizzorc -at- gmail.com]

Brock Boysan [631-632-8519, brock dot boysan -at- stonybrook dot edu]

Course No. AMS-535 / CHE-535
Location/Time ESS 069, Monday and Wednesday 2:40PM - 4:00PM
Office Hours Anytime by appointment, Math Tower 3-129


GENERAL INFORMATION: AMS-535 provides an introduction to the field of computational structure-based drug design. The course aims to foster collaborative learning and will consist of presentations by instructors, course participants, and guest lecturers arranged in five major sections outlined below. Presentations should aim to summarize key papers, theory, and application of computational methods relevant to computational drug design. Grade will be based on class discussion/attendance, oral presentations, and quizzes.


Learning Objectives

  • (1) Become informed about the field of computational structure-based drug design and the pros and cons.
  • (2) Dissect seminal theory and application papers relevant to computational drug design.
  • (3) Gain practice in giving an in-depth oral powerpoint presentation on computational drug design.
  • (4) Read, participate in discussion, and be tested across five key subject areas:
    • (i) Drug Discovery and Biomolecular Structure:
      Drug Discovery, Chemistry Review, Proteins, Carbohydrates, Nucleic acids
      Molecular Interactions and Recognition, Experimental Techniques for Elucidating Structure
    • (ii) Molecular Modeling:
      Classical Force Fields (Molecular Mechanics),
      Solvent Models, Condensed-phase Calculations, Parameter Development
    • (iii) Sampling Methods:
      Conformational Space, Molecular Dynamics (MD), Metropolis Monte Carlo (MC)
      Sampling Techniques, Predicting Protein Structure, Protein Folding
    • (iv) Lead Discovery:
      Docking as a Lead Generation Tool, Docking Algorithms
      Discovery Methods I, Discovery Methods II, Applications
    • (v) Lead Refinement:
      Free Energy Perturbation (FEP), Linear Response (LR), Extended Linear Response (ELR)
      MM-PBSA, MM-GBSA, Properties of Known Drugs, Property Prediction


LITERATURE DISCLAIMER: Hyperlinks and manuscripts accessed through Stony Brook University's electronic journal subscriptions are provided below for educational purposes only.


PRESENTATION DISCLAIMER: Presentations may contain slides from a variety of online sources for educational and illustrative purposes only, and use here does not imply that the presenter is claiming that the contents are their own original work or research.

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