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Fighting against infectious diseases is still in the 21th century an important issue, that becomes even more urgent due to faster emergence of pathogens, their rapid spread by modern traffic systems and the dramatic increase of resistances.
Efficient drugs are especially needed for tropical diseases, for which only insufficient therapies exist. Hence, the development of novel agents with novel mode of actions is of pivotal importance for public health.
The SFB 630 presents an interdisciplinary platform for the identification of novel agents against infective pathogens, to characterize their mode of action and to optimize their efficiency. The inhibitory activity of compounds isolated from natural sources or synthesized by chemical methods is examined for a variety of clinically most relevant pathogens.
Modern analytical, spectroscopic, biochemical and molecular biology technologies as well as the bioinformatic analysis of cellular networks enable the characterization of the detailed mode of action for the active agents. Based on the three dimensional structure of their targets, sophisticated theoretical calculations allow the design and optimization of tailor-made inhibitors for chemical synthesis.
Information on participating / attending:
Registration: May 1 - July 31
Please adress general questions to:
PD Dr. Heike Bruhn, SFB 630, Institut für Molekulare Infektionsbiologie, Universität Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, D-97070 Würzburg
phone ++49 (0) 931 31-2141
Date:
10/07/2009 - 10/10/2009
Registration deadline:
07/31/2009
Event venue:
University of Würzburg
Biocenter
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg
Bayern
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Biology, Chemistry, Medicine
Types of events:
Entry:
06/08/2009
Sender/author:
Robert Emmerich
Department:
Stabsstelle Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event27620
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