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Lecture 12A
Docking

Foundations

Date: Apr 1, 2025

This lecture delves into molecular docking and virtual screening, essential techniques in computational drug discovery. The session will cover different docking algorithms, scoring functions, and strategies for improving virtual screening efficiency and accuracy.

Learning objectives

After today, you should have a better understanding of:

  1. Drug targets
  2. Structure-based drug design
  3. Thermodynamics of binding
  4. Protein conformations
  5. Binding pockets
  6. Scoring functions
  7. Pose optimization

Presentation