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The Eighth Central European Conference "Chemistry towards Biology": Snapshot
András Perczel1, Atanas G Atanasov2,3, Vladimír Sklenář4
1Laboratory of Structural Chemistry and Biology and MTA-ELTE Protein Modeling Research Group at the Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, 1518, 112, PO Box 32, H-1053 Budapest, Hungary. perczel@chem.elte.hu.
Abstract:
The Eighth Central European Conference "Chemistry towards Biology" was held in Brno, Czech Republic, on August 28-September 1, 2016 to bring together experts in biology, chemistry and design of bioactive compounds; promote the exchange of scientific results, methods and ideas; and encourage cooperation between researchers from all over the world. The topics of the conference covered "Chemistry towards Biology", meaning that the event welcomed chemists working on biology-related problems, biologists using chemical methods, and students and other researchers of the respective areas that fall within the common scope of chemistry and biology. The authors of this manuscript are plenary speakers and other participants of the symposium and members of their research teams. The following summary highlights the major points/topics of the meeting.
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