Symposium Title

"QSAR & Molecular Modelling in Rational Design of Bioactive Molecules"

40 Years Celebration of QSAR

Opening lecture given by Prof. Corwin HANSCH, Pomona College, Claremont, USA

Organizing Committee

 Esin AKI SENER, (Chair), Ankara University
 Ismail YALCIN, (Co-Chair), Ankara University
 Altan DEMIRDERE, Novartis
 Ahmet ESEN, Pfizer
 Osman GUNER, Accelrys
 Tanil KOCAGOZ, Salubris
 Selcuk METINER, Pharm. Manufact. Assoc.
 Ozlem TEMIZ-ARPACI, Ankara University
 Tandogan TOKGOZ, Pharm. Manufact. Assoc.
 Ozer TUMER, Eczacibasi
 Ilkay YILDIZ, Ankara University

Hosted by

 Ankara University
 Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association
 Association of Research Based Pharmaceutical Companies in Turkey
 Computer Aided Drug Design & Development Society in Turkey

Scientific Advisory Board

 AGRAFIOTIS, Dimitris K. - USA
 BOTTA, Maurizio - Italy
 BUYUKBINGOL, Erdem - Turkey
 CHARTON, Marvin - USA
 CRUCIANI, Gabriele - Italy
 ECKER, Gerhard - Austria
 FOLKERS, Gerd - Switzerland
 FORD, Martyn - UK
 FUJITA, Toshio - Japan
 GOLDBLUM, Amiram - Israel
 GOODFORD, Peter - UK
 GUNDERTOFTE, Klaus - Denmark
 HANSCH, Corwin - USA
 HOELTJE, Hans-Dieter - Germany
 KAROLAK-WOJCIECHOWSKA, Janina - Poland
 KIER, Lemont - USA
 KOBAYASHI, Toshi-hiko - Japan
 KUBINYI, Hugo - Germany
 KULKARNI, Vithal M. - India
 LIVINGSTONE, David - UK
 MARTIN, Yvonne C. - USA
 OPREA, Tudor - USA
 PALYULIN, Vladimir - Russia
 SANZ, Ferran - Spain
 SIMON, Zeno - Romania
 SIPPL, Wolfgang - Germany
 SYNDER, James - USA
 TESTA, Bernard - Switzerland
 TIMMERMANN, Henk - Netherlands
 TROPSHA, Alexander - USA
 VAN DRIE, John - USA
 VAN DE WATERBEEMD, Han - UK
 WERMUTH, Camille G. - France
 WINKLER, David - Australia

Plenary Lecturers

 Alexander TROPSHA - University of North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
 Gabriel CRUCIANI - University of Perugia, ITALY
 Sir Tom BLUNDELL - University of Cambridge, UK
 Marcel VERDONK - Assex Technology Ltd., UK
 Lutz WEBER - Morphochem AG, Muenchen, GERMANY
 Osman F. GUNER - Accelrys, California, USA
 Klaus GUNDERTOFTE - H. Lundbeck A/S, Copenhagen, DENMARK
 Tudor OPREA - University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA

Oral Presenters

 Scott BOYER - Astra Zeneca R&D, Mölndal, SWEDEN
 Hugo KUBINYI - University of Heidelberg, GERMANY
 David LIVINGSTONE - University of Pourtsmouth, UK
 Alka KURUP - Pomona College, USA
 David A. WINKLER- Monach University, AUSTRALIA
 Amiram GOLDBLUM - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ISRAEL
 Marvin CHARTON - Pratt Inst., New York, USA
 Pranas JAPERTAS - Pharma Algorithms Inc., Toronto, CANADA
 Wolfgang SIPPL - Martin Luther University, GERMANY
 Gerhard ECKER - University of Vienna, AUSTRIA
 Holger GOHLKE - Goethe University, GERMANY
 Hugues Olivier BERTRAND - Accelrys, Cedex, FRANCE
 Renate GRIFFITH - University of New Castle, AUSTRALIA
 Jörg WEISER - Schrödinger, Mannheim, GERMANY
 Erdem BUYUKBINGOL - Ankara University, TURKEY
 Ismael ZAMORA - Pompeu Fabra University, SPAIN
 Jordi TEIXIDO - Ramon Llull University, SPAIN
 Torbjörn LUNDSTEDT - Uppsala University, SWEDEN
 Alexandre VARNEK - Louis Pasteur University, FRANCE
 Thierry LANGER - University of Innsbruck, AUSTRIA
 Dragos HORVATH - Campus Institut Pasteur, FRANCE
 Pavel POSPISIL - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, SWITZERLAND
 Hanoch SENDEROWITZ- Predix Pharmaceuticals Ltd., ISRAEL
 Juswinder SINGH - Biogen Idec Inc., Cambridge, UK
 Richard CRAMER - Tripos Inc., USA
 Andrea TAFI - Universita degli Studi di Siena, ITALY
 Dimitris AGRAFIOTIS - 3Dimensional Pharmaceuticals, USA
 Timothy CLARK - Erlangen University, GERMANY
 Kohtaro YUTA - Fujitsu Ltd., JAPAN
 Martyn FORD - University of Portsmouth, UK

Best Poster Awards

 Ozge KURKCUOGLU - Bogazici University, Istanbul, TURKEY
 Katrin SILBER - Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, GERMANY

Symposium Topics

QSAR
 QSAR Methodology
 QSAR Applications
 3D-QSAR, Methodology and Applications
 Tautomers in 3D-QSAR and Docking
 QSAR in Agro, Environmental Sciences, Material Science

Computer-Assisted Drug Design, CADD
 Virtual High-Throughput Screening
 Structure-Based Drug Design
 Scoring Functions
 Pharmacophore Analyses and 3D Searches

Combinatorial Chemistry, CC
 Fragment-Based Combinatorial Library Design
 Reactant-Based Combinatorial Library Design
 Diversity Assessment
 Library Analysis and Profiling

Chemical Properties, QSPR
 Predictive Toxicology
 ADME/Tox Models
 Assessment of Drug-Like Characteristics
 New Descriptors

Chemistry and Biology Interface, CBI
 NMR and HTX in Drug Research
 Chemogenomics, Pharmacogenomics
 Computational Proteomics
 Protein Folding

Emerging Technologies, ET