Molecular Modeling Conference 1994

[Iosif Vaisman <vaisman ( ( at ) ) gibbs.oit.unc.edu>]

 Molecular Modeling Conference 1994
 Fundamentals and Applications for the Pharmaceutical Industry
 2-4 October 1994
 Brunswick Hilton and Towers, East Brunswick, New Jersey
 Molecular Modeling Conference 1994 is organized by Advanstar Communications,
 the publishers of Pharmaceutical Technology, BioPharm, LC-GC, and
 Spectroscopy magazines.
 Conference Moderators:
 Alexander MacKerell, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical
 	Sciences, University of Maryland at Baltimore
 Alexander Tropsha, Assistant Professor, Director, Laboratory for Molecular
 	Modeling, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 Herschel J.R. Weintraub, Assistant Director, Medicinal Chemistry,
 	R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute
 Sunday, 2 October 1994
 Afternoon Session: Optional Introductory Workshop - Molecular Modeling Basics
 Instructors:	Warren J. Hehre, Wavefunction, Inc., and University of
 				California, Irvine
 		Alexander Tropsha (Session Organizer), University of North
 				Carolina, Chapel Hill
 		Herschel J.R. Weintraub, R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research
 				Institute
 Monday, 3 October 1994
 Plenary Lecture:
 Molecular Modeling - For Better, For Worse. For Richer, For Poorer.
 Peter Goodford, University of Oxford, UK
 On the Effect of Long-range Interactions on Protein Structure,
 Specificity, & Ligand Binding Free Energies
 Arnie Hagler, Biosym Technologies, Inc.
 Modeling Selectivity in Organic Reactions
 Warren J. Hehre, Wavefunction, Inc. and University of California, Irvine
 General Representation and Solution of the QSAR Problem Based Upon
 Tensor Analysis
 A. J. Hopfinger, University of Illinois at Chicago
 Rapid Prediction of Binding Energies Using Continuum Methods
 Barry Honig, Columbia University
 Pharmacophore Determination:  The Critical Decision in Ligand-Based Design
 Richard D. Cramer, Tripos, Inc.
 Overview of 3D-Searching:  A Powerful Technique for Computer-Assisted
 Molecular Design
 Robert S. Pearlman, University of Texas, Austin
 Tuesday, 4 October 1994
 X-ray Crystallographic Analysis of Macromolecular Structures
 Wayne A. Hendrickson, Columbia University
 Free Energy Modeling
 Monte Pettitt, University of Houston
 Multidimensional Heteronuclear NMR of Proteins
 Angela M. Gronenborn, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health
 Models of G Protein-Linked Receptors:  How Do We Get Them and
 What Can We Do With Them?
 Charles Hutchins, Abbott Laboratories
 Comparative Homology Modeling:  What Is It Good For and How Well Does It Work?
 Jonathan Greer, Abbott Laboratories
 De Novo Predications of Quaternary Protein Structure:  Applications to
 Coiled Coils
 Jeffrey Skolnick, Scripps Research Institute
 Computer Assisted Ligand Design
 I.D. Kuntz, University of California, San Francisco
 Retrospective and Prospective Successes of Molecular Modeling in the
 Pharmaceutical Industry
 Peter Gund, Molecular Simulations Inc.
 Registration Information
 To register or to receive a copy of the conference program brochure, please
 call the Molecular Modeling Conference Registrar at (800) 343-3423 or
 (503) 343-1200.  Fees for Molecular Modeling Conference include all course
 materials, a copy of the conference proceedings, admission to the Technology
 Demonstration Room, the Optional Introductory Workshop, and refreshment breaks.
 Fees
 Early (postmarked by 19 August 1994):  $545.00
 Regular (postmarked after 19 August 1994):  $645.00
 On-Site:  $695.00
 For more information, contact:		Molecular Modeling Conference 1994
 					859 Willamette Street
 					Eugene, OR  97401-6806
 					Phone: (800) 343-3423 or (503) 343-1200
 					Fax:  (503) 343-7024