by Gregory Sliwoski (doctoral student at Vanderbilt University): After completing my M.S. in pharmacology from Vanderbilt University under Prof. Dr. Jens Meiler in 2012, I joined Annette Beck-Sickinger’s lab at Leipzig University to further study the neuropeptide Y4 receptor (Y4R). This particular trip is my fourth stay in Leipzig in the collaboration between the labs of Prof. Dr. Jens Meiler (Vanderbilt) and Prof. Dr. Annette Beck-Sickinger (Leipzig). This collaboration combines computational modeling with cell-based signaling and mutategensis assays to characterize the activation of Y4R and discover new compounds that may enhance Y4R signaling. Signaling through this receptor has been shown to be a potential avenue for treatment of obesity and related
This course teach theoretical and practical aspects of computational biology including the integration of Human Genetics with Molecular Modeling. It focus on aspects of protein sequence alignments, secondary structure prediction, comparative modeling, protein-protein and protein-ligand docking, structure-based drug design, virtual screening, the relationship of protein sequence, structure, variation, and disease. This course includes a practical section and is intended for PhDs, PostDocs and Students. Registration Please register until end of November by sending an e-mail to Anett Albrecht ().