2022 Virtual Workshop on Free Energy Methods in Drug Design

Virtual Conference 21-22nd September 2022

To occupy the interim between the last virtual conference, and the in-person Free Energy Meeting to be held in May 2023, we are hosting a virtual free energy meeting to give an opportunity to early career researchers to present their work and network. The conference will consist of two half-day sessions, morning for West Coast/evening for Europe.

We would encourage undergraduates, graduates, postdocs and early career scientists* to submit an abstract for either a talk or a poster. Abstract submission will close on 10th August, and successful applicants will be notified by August 15th. Abstract submission is open here

Registration is free and open! Spaces are many but finite, please only register with one email address and only if you plan to attend. Register Here

• early career is very loosely defined as <10 years within the field, excluding any career breaks. If you believe that you qualify, then you do.

Sponsors, Social Media and Streaming

Sponsors

We would like to thank the following sponsors:

We are currently looking for sponsorship for the event. If your organisation would be interested, please contact any of the organisers.

Particular thanks to the Boston Area Group for Informatics and Modeling (BAGIM)for helping with the financial organisation of this meeting.

Social Media

Twitter hashtags: #alchemy2022
Slack: https://alchemistry.slack.com

Organizers

• Kira Armacost, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (kira.x.armacost@gsk.com)
• Hannah Bruce Macdonald, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (hannah.brucemacdonald@choderalab.org)
• Jonah Vilseck, Indiana University School of Medicine (jvilseck@iu.edu)
• Zoe Cournia, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens (zcournia@bioacademy.gr)
• Michael Gilson, UC San Diego (mgilson@ucsd.edu)
• Camilo Velez-Vega, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (camilo.velez-vega@novartis.com)
• Sereina Riniker, ETH Zürich (sriniker@ethz.ch)
• Anthony Arvanites, Eli Lilly and BAGIM (aarvanites@bagim.org)

We also thank current advisors and previous organizers:

• Brian McClain, Vertex (brian_mcclain@vrtx.com)
• Vijay Pande, Stanford University (pande@stanford.edu)
• Michael Shirts, University of Colorado Boulder (michael.shirts@colorado.edu)
• Camilo Velez-Vega, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (camilo.velez-vega@novartis.com)
• John Chodera, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (john.chodera@choderalab.org)
• Greg Bowman, Washington University in St. Louis (bowman@biochem.wustl.edu)
• Callum Dickson, Novartis (callum.dickson@novartis.com)
• Jose Duca, Novartis (jose.duca@novartis.com)
• Viktor Hornak, Novartis (viktor.hornak@novartis.com)
• John Manchester, Novartis (john.manchester@novartis.com)
• Antonia Mey, University of Edinburgh (antonia.mey@ed.ac.uk)
• David Mobley, University of California at Irvine (dmobley@uci.edu)
• Michael Schnieders, The University of Iowa (michael-schnieders@uiowa.edu)
• Jana Shen, The University of Maryland (Jana.Shen@rx.umaryland.edu)
• Woody Sherman, Silicon Therapeutics (woody@silicontx.com)

Conference Code of Conduct

All attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at our conference are required to agree with the following code of conduct. Organisers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.

Need Help? Please contact the organising committee either in person or via email. Members of the organising committee are listed above.

The Quick Version

Our conference is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter and other online media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organisers.

The Less Quick Version

Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion, technology choices, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

Sponsors are also subject to the anti-harassment policy. In particular, sponsors should not use sexualised images, activities, or other material. Booth staff (including volunteers) should not use sexualised clothing/uniforms/costumes, or otherwise create a sexualised environment.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the conference organisers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference with no refund.

If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the organising committee immediately.

A member of the organising committee will be happy to help participants contact local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the conference. We value your attendance.

We expect participants to follow these rules at conference and workshop venues and conference-related social events.

The code of conduct text was taken from https://github.com/confcodeofconduct/confcodeofconduct.com in a slightly adapted form.