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Incorporating Target Protein Structure Flexibility and Dynamics in Computational Drug Discovery Using Ensemble-Based Docking Analysis
Published on: June 20, 2025
Enabling drug discovery project decisions with integrated computational chemistry and informatics
Vickie Tsui1, Daniel F Ortwine1, Jeffrey M Blaney2
1Discovery Chemistry, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA.
Abstract:
Computational chemistry/informatics scientists and software engineers in Genentech Small Molecule Drug Discovery collaborate with experimental scientists in a therapeutic project-centric environment. Our mission is to enable and improve pre-clinical drug discovery design and decisions. Our goal is to deliver timely data, analysis, and modeling to our therapeutic project teams using best-in-class software tools. We describe our strategy, the organization of our group, and our approaches to reach this goal. We conclude with a summary of the interdisciplinary skills required for computational scientists and recommendations for their training.
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