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SUMMARY:Drug discovery with machine learning: Towards a new way of thinkin
 g about molecules  - Alpha Lee
DTSTART:20181016T170000Z
DTEND:20181016T190000Z
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CONTACT:Maya Ben Yami
DESCRIPTION:Drug discovery is akin to finding a needle in a haystack: Ther
 e are\, theoretically\, around 1 million million stable organic molecules.
  However\, out of those theoretically stable molecules\, we only know how 
 to make around 0.1% them\, and it is experimentally infeasible to test eve
 ry molecule that we know how to make. In my talk\, I will discuss machine 
 learning algorithms that can predict which molecules are likely to be func
 tional against medically physiological processes by learning from the publ
 ished chemiDrug discovery is akin to finding a needle in a haystack: There
  are\, theoretically\, around 1 million million stable organic molecules. 
 However\, out of those theoretically stable molecules\, we only know how t
 o make around 0.1% them\, and it is experimentally infeasible to test ever
 y molecule that we know how to make. In my talk\, I will discuss machine l
 earning algorithms that can predict which molecules are likely to be funct
 ional against medically physiological processes by learning from the publi
 shed chemical literature\, as well as predicting ways to make those active
  molecules from readily available starting materials. I will show that the
  design of machine learning algorithms invites us to think about chemistry
  and molecules in a fundamentally different way. cal literature\, as well 
 as predicting ways to make those active molecules from readily available s
 tarting materials. I will show that the design of machine learning algorit
 hms invites us to think about chemistry and molecules in a fundamentally d
 ifferent way. \n\nThe talk is open to the public!\n\n*Start: 18:00*\n1hr t
 alk followed by a Q&A\, then cheese & wine & a chat!\n\nWhere: Pfizer lect
 ure theatre\, Chemistry department\n\nMembers: Free | Non-members: £3\n\n
 https://www.facebook.com/events/1896620497094852/
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Road
 \, Cambridge
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