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Paolo Governa

@paologoverna.bsky.social
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Tenure-track researcher at the University of Parma | Computer-aided drug design | Natural products | Runner | Heavy metal

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Paolo Governa @paologoverna.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Back from #NMMC30 in Messina with valuable feedback on our graph-based molecular similarity approach, ideas for further validation, and opportunities for #MedChem and #DrugDiscovery applications. Thanks @socchimita.bsky.social for a stimulating meeting, and a wonderful excursion to Taormina!
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Paolo Governa @paologoverna.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Next stop: Messina for @socchimita.bsky.social #NMMC30! 🇮🇹 Tomorrow I’ll present our work on a new graph-based #MolecularSimilarity approach for ligand-based #VirtualScreening, which we are exploring together with @forlilab.bsky.social at @scripps.edu. 🎤 Oral presentation — Monday, 14 September
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Paolo Governa @paologoverna.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Back from #GP2A2026 in Gothenburg! 🇸🇪 Great experience presenting our new graph-based molecular similarity approach for ligand-based #VirtualScreening, both as a pitch and at poster sessions. Lots of insightful discussions and new ideas! #MedChem #CompChem #DrugDiscovery
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Paolo Governa @paologoverna.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Looking forward to #GP2A2026 next week in Gothenburg! I’ll be presenting a new graph-based molecular similarity approach for ligand-based virtual screening that we are exploring together with @forlilab.bsky.social at @scripps.edu 🎤 Poster pitch — Wednesday, 26 August 📍 Poster P53
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Paolo Governa @paologoverna.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Yesterday I had the pleasure of teaching at the #ULLASummerSchool2026 at the #UniversityofGeneva. My course focused on advanced #analytical and #insilico approaches to study the chemical complexity of #medicinalplants and their application to #naturalproducts #drugdiscovery.
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Paolo Governa @paologoverna.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Honored to join the Early Career Editorial Board of @medchemres.bsky.social As a researcher in #computational #drugdiscovery at #unipr, I look forward to supporting the journal while engaging with colleagues across #medicinalchemistry and #molecularmodeling. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Medicinal Chemistry Research Welcomes the Inaugural Cohort of the Early Career Editorial Board (ECEB) Members - Medicinal Chemistry Research
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Paolo Governa @paologoverna.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Proud to share this work by @chrisgparker.bsky.social published in @natchembio.nature.com I contributed structural modeling, docking probes across hundreds of targets, complemented by MD from the @forlilab.bsky.social. Kudos to all co-authors! 👉www.nature.com/articles/s41589-026-02216-y
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Paolo Governa @paologoverna.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
A very insightful comparison of rescoring methods for ultralarge virtual screening. There is still no substitute for experienced human eyes 👀 #compchem #docking #drugdiscovery #medchem pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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On the Difficulty to Rescore Hits from Ultralarge Docking Screens
Docking-based virtual screening tools customized to mine ultralarge chemical spaces are consistently reported to yield both higher hit rates and more potent ligands than that achieved by conventional ...
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Paolo Governa @paologoverna.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Very interesting post on the importance of combining #AI/#ML with physic-based methods in future #compchem #drugdiscovery medium.com/@dapscience/... #chemsky #compchemsky #machinelearning
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No AI Is an Island: The Role of Physics in Drug Discovery
The future of computational drug discovery will rely on the synergies between AI/ML and physics-based methods like quantum mechanics. A…
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Paolo Governa @paologoverna.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Very interesting benchmark of 13 state-of-the-art protein-ligand binding site prediction, including geometry-based, energy-based and #machinelearning methods. jcheminf.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #chemsky #compchem
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Comparative evaluation of methods for the prediction of protein–ligand binding sites - Journal of Cheminformatics
The accurate identification of protein–ligand binding sites is of critical importance in understanding and modulating protein function. Accordingly, ligand binding site prediction has remained a resea...
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Paolo Governa @paologoverna.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
JCIM highlight of the week is a paper from the @ForliLab @scripps.edu who developed a great tool for cosolvent molecular dynamics #compchem #drugdiscovery pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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CosolvKit: a Versatile Tool for Cosolvent MD Preparation and Analysis
Cosolvent molecular dynamics (MDs) are an increasingly popular form of simulations where small molecule cosolvents are added to water-solvated protein systems. These simulations can perform diverse ta...
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Paolo Governa @paologoverna.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Hello #chemsky #compchem Since I'm new here, I'll introduce myself, hoping to connect with other people in the field. I am a postdoc at the University of Siena. My research include computer-aided drug design, spacing from applied drug discovery projects to method development. Happy to follow back!!
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