FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP ON SECONDARY METABOLITE DISCOVERY
(27th-29th FEBRUARY 2024)
Venue: University of Buea Center for Drug Discovery
CAiSMD 2024: Computational Applications in Secondary Metabolite Discovery
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What to Expect
Over the course of three days, participants in this online workshop will delve into the exploration of modern computer-based approaches for discovering natural products (or secondary metabolites) in the omic age. Esteemed experts will deliver keynote lectures, facilitate hands-on sessions, lead round table discussions, and conduct oral presentations. Early-career scientists and students, who are primarily selected applicants, will have the opportunity to deliver oral presentations lasting between 15 to 30 minutes and present posters in the form of concise flash presentations lasting 5 minutes.
Audience
The workshop is tailored for M.Sc. and Ph.D. students, postdocs, and early-career researchers interested in bioinformatics, chemoinformatics, natural products chemistry, computational drug design, and genomic analysis, particularly within the realm of drug discovery applications.
Registration
To join the workshop, participants are required to fill out the Registration Form. Those planning to present during the event must submit an abstract using the provided template. All applications for participation must be submitted by the deadline of February 26th, 2024, by midnight CET.
Abstract Submission
Abstract submissions for oral presentations (keynotes, standard oral presentations, and flash presentations) must be received by midnight on
February 22nd, 2024, CET. The finalized program will be published by February 26th, 2024.
Keynote Presentations/Round Table Discussions
Renowned experts will be directly invited by the organizers to deliver keynote lectures and lead round table discussions, which will typically last between 30 to 60 minutes.
Hands-on Session
Selected experts will be invited by the organizers to provide lectures and practical sessions on specific software tools and web servers, with each session lasting 90 minutes.
Oral Presentations
Presentations will be allocated up to 15 minutes each and will be selected from applicants who submit an abstract using the provided template by the deadline of February 22nd, 2024, before midnight (CET).
Poster/Flash Presentations
M.Sc. and Ph.D. students with selected posters will present them in concise 5-minute flash presentations. All submissions must be received by the deadline of February 20th, 2024, before midnight CET. Presentations not accepted as standard (15 minutes) oral presentations will be automatically assigned as flash presentations or may be rejected.
Lecture Option and Web Platform
Presenters are required to upload their lecture slides 24 hours before the workshop, which will then be available for download by workshop participants.
Certificate of Participation
Attendees who participate in at least 60% of all lectures and complete an online post-workshop survey will receive a signed certificate of participation.
Cost of Participation
Participation in the online workshop is free of charge. However, there will be a fee for onsite/in-person attendance.
Language of Workshop
The workshop will be conducted in English.
Workshop Materials
Attendees will have access to a book of abstracts, lecture slides, hands-on tutorials, and a YouTube channel containing videos of lectures.
Book Of Abstracts to download
Deadlines
Registration last date
Deadline Date: 26-Feb-2024
Task: Register on this linkSubmission of Abstracts
Extended Deadline: 22-Feb-2024
Task: Submit abstracts for keynotes, oral presentations, and hands-on sessions herePoster Presentation Abstract Submission
Deadline Date: 20-Feb-2024
Task: Submit abstracts for poster presentations (only applicable for in-person attendance) here