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A public-private partnership seeking to accelerate drug discovery through pre-competitive, open access research. More about us at thesgc.org

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Matthieu Schapira @mattschap.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
CACHE 7 is launched with support from the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social and unpublished data from Damian Young at @bcmhouston.bsky.social, Tim Willson @thesgc.bsky.social and Neelagandan Kamaria InSTEM. Design selective PGK2 inhibitors. We'll test them experimentally. bit.ly/4lnVYOs
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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
UCL, with @thesgc.bsky.social and scientists from 30 leading organisations, has published a landmark roadmap in @natrevchem.nature.com‬, outlining a global, open science strategy to scale up hit discovery efforts for every human protein. #Target2035 #DrugDiscovery www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Protein–ligand data at scale to support machine learning - Nature Reviews Chemistry
Target 2035 aims to develop a potent and selective pharmacological modulator for every human protein by 2035 with the results made publicly available. This Roadmap article sets out how that will be ac...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Check how we are going to transform early-stage hit-finding into a data-driven, computational process driven by open science. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Protein–ligand data at scale to support machine learning - Nature Reviews Chemistry
Target 2035 aims to develop a potent and selective pharmacological modulator for every human protein by 2035 with the results made publicly available. This Roadmap article sets out how that will be ac...
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Matthieu Schapira @mattschap.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
CACHE4 results are out! All previously known CBLCB ligands shared the same scaffold. Congrats to Keunwan Park who successfully designed a chemically novel series, to the experimental team at @thesgc.bsky.social and thanks to @conscience-network.bsky.social for greasing the wheels! bit.ly/4mYNe3r
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gsbardella.bsky.social @gsbardella.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
The last talk of the day at the 11th Novalix Conference “Biophysics in Drug Discovery” was the terrific keynote lecture by Stefan Knapp on "Comprehensive Characterization of Chemical Tools and New Modalities such as PROTACs". @thesgc.bsky.social
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Matthieu Schapira @mattschap.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
@thesgc.bsky.social is generating large/open screening data and inviting data scientists to train their ML models via DREAM challenges: 1- train your model on DEL data 2- retrospectively predict 138 ASMS true positives 3- predict new hits. We will test them and publish together. bit.ly/3YXVKoT
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First DREAM Target 2035 Drug Discovery Challenge
'First DREAM Target 2035 Drug Discovery Challenge' (Synapse ID: syn65660836) is a project on Synapse. Synapse is a platform for supporting scientific collaborations centered around shared biomedic...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Advancing AI-driven drug discovery begins with open, high-quality data. A great editorial with the authors highlighting how openly accessible datasets have historically accelerated scientific breakthroughs and spotlighting our open data platform: aircheck.ai More: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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AI drug development’s data problem
The future of drug discovery may be artificial intelligence (AI), but its present is not. AI is in its infancy in the field. To help AI mature, developers need nonproprietary, open, large, high-qualit...
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Aled Edwards S.G. @aledmedwards.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Advancing ML and drug discovery. @thesgc.bsky.social is now starting to generate protein-ligand data at scale. We’re partnering with CASP, CACHE and DREAM/Sage to run challenges on these data, and help critically assess computational hit-finding methods. Participate! www.synapse.org/Synapse:syn6...
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First DREAM Target 2035 Drug Discovery Challenge
'First DREAM Target 2035 Drug Discovery Challenge' (Synapse ID: syn65660836) is a project on Synapse. Synapse is a platform for supporting scientific collaborations centered around shared biomedic...
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Aled Edwards S.G. @aledmedwards.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Just out. Using the new @thesgc.bsky.social variation of ASMS, Diwen piloted the idea of identifying protein targets of environmental toxins. Lots of data on how old and new PFAS’s bind different members of the human fatty acid binding protein family. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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High-throughput protein target mapping enables accelerated bioactivity discovery for ToxCast and PFAS compounds
Chemical pollution is a global threat to human health, yet the toxicity mechanism of most contaminants remains unknown. Here, we applied an ultrahigh-throughput affinity-selection mass spectrometry (A...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
A timely and thought-provoking publication proposes rethinking traditional patent-based drug development models. Regulatory exclusivities could better facilitate open science, and collaboration, and focus innovation on unmet medical needs. m4kpharma.com/newsandblogs...
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Reimagining Drug Development: Moving Beyond Patents — M4K Pharma
By Max Morgan The pharmaceutical industry has faced a crisis of declining productivity in recent years. The number of new drugs coming to market has decreased, even as research and development costs...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
In the past two decades, we've distributed over 5,200 plasmids through Addgene, supporting research at 1,084 organizations in 55 countries.
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
The CACHE #2 challenge focused on predicting ligands for the SARS-CoV-2 Nsp13 helicase, a key COVID-19 target. 23 teams applied diverse computational strategies, and SGC confirmed hits with inhibitory activity with biophysical assays. @conscience-network.bsky.social chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
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CACHE Challenge #2: Targeting the RNA Site of the SARS-CoV-2 Helicase Nsp13
A critical assessment of computational hit finding experiments (CACHE) challenge was conducted to predict ligands for the SARS-CoV-2 Nsp13 helicase RNA binding site, a highly conserved COVID-19 target...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
🚀 100 scientists. 31 countries. And we’re just getting started. #MAINFRAME is uniting global experts to drive AI-powered hit finding. ML models trained on real experimental data. Predictive tools tested in the lab. 🔗 Now is the time to join: aircheck.ai/mainframe
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ProteoCure @proteocure.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Join us for the next ProteoCure Webinar on March 20th at 1PM (CET)! Nicola Burgess-Brown from @thesgc.bsky.social will discuss how you can contribute your proteins for screening and obtain protein ligands! Learn more here: proteocure.eu/proteocure-w.... Don't miss out!
Nicola Burgess-Brown Webinar Announcement
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Matthieu Schapira @mattschap.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The CACHE #2 preprint is now online: bit.ly/3DyCmHN Active learning and fragment growing delivered confirmed hits. A citizen scientist using the Fold-it gaming interface designed the top compound! Kudos to Sasha and Madhushika @thesgc.bsky.social at the bench. @conscience-network.bsky.social
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Cole Group @colegroupncl.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
"CACHE Challenge 2: Targeting the RNA Site of the SARS-CoV-2 Helicase Nsp13" is out now on ChemRxiv: dx.doi.org/10.26434/che... You can find a discussion of our workflow and designed compound in the preprint (WF1438), which was among 13 compounds confirmed to bind to Nsp13.
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CACHE Challenge #2: Targeting the RNA Site of the SARS-CoV-2 Helicase Nsp13
A critical assessment of computational hit finding experiments (CACHE) challenge was conducted to predict ligands for the SARS-CoV-2 Nsp13 helicase RNA binding site, a highly conserved COVID-19 target...
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Chemical Probes Portal @chemicalprobes.org · 05/03/2025
The Chemical Probes Portal now covers 601 protein targets, expanding resources for chemical biology & drug discovery! 🧪🔬 New high-quality probes target DCTPP1, MASTL, HCN1, plus E3 ligases & PROTACs for protein degradation. Learn more: www.chemicalprobes.org/news/600-tar... #ChemicalProbes
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Conscience @conscience-network.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
#RareDiseaseDay tomorrow, we are proud to announce the first three recipients of our Developing Medicines through Open Science (DMOS) program! These projects focus on three rare diseases that currently lack effective treatments. Read the press release here: conscience.ca/news/dmos-pr...
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DMOS program funds three projects working towards treatments for rare diseases - Conscience
We are proud to announce the first three recipients of funding via our Developing Medicines through Open Science program. These grantees are working towards treatments and cures for three rare disease...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
A new study revealed 4 distinct mechanisms through which small molecules can inhibit helicase activity. Through their analysis, they identified key binding pockets that could be targeted for drug discovery and development for cancer and infectious diseases. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Structural Chemistry of Helicase Inhibition
Helicases are essential motor enzymes that couple nucleoside-triphosphate hydrolysis with DNA or RNA strand unwinding. Helicases are integral to replication, transcription, splicing, and translation o...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
The AIRCHECK Workshop isn't just another conference! It is an exclusive opportunity to learn, experiment, and get ahead of the curve in ML/AI-driven hit discovery. Register now: event.fourwaves.com/aircheckwork...
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Aircheck for Artificial Intelligence-Ready CHEmiCal Knowledge bases
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
An inspiring story that we are extremely proud to be part of! Kudos to David Drewry and Opher Gileadi who worked along with Paul Workman to identify small molecules that target a historically undruggable transcription factor. Read their publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Structural insights into human brachyury DNA recognition and discovery of progressible binders for cancer therapy - Nature Communications
This study describes structures of the transcription factor brachyury revealing the mechanism of DNA recognition. They identify fragments using X-ray fragment screening and optimize these into potent ...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Can you love computational work and experimental research at the same time? @mattschap.bsky.social and @rjharding.bsky.social have kicked off the first CrossTALK Bootcamp and they are ready to bring together the next generation of drug discovery experts! www.thesgc.org/blogs/bridgi...
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Bridging the Gap: CrossTALK Bootcamp Unites Computational and Experimental Scientists for Drug Discovery | Structural Genomics Consortium
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
A great article on Alison Axtman and her work on chemical tools for drug discovery targeting disease-related proteins. carolinapharmacy.org/2025/02/11/m... #OpenScience #MedicinalChemistry #DrugDiscovery
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Meet the Expert: Alison Axtman
Dr. Alison Axtman, PhD, researches and provides chemical tools to the larger scientific community so that new therapeutic remedies can be developed
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we take a moment to highlight the amazing work of @rjharding.bsky.social, who has been recognized by CIHR for her research on Huntington's Disease. www.thesgc.org/news/dr-rach...
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Dr. Rachel Harding Awarded CIHR Project Grant to Uncover Key Mechanisms of Huntington's Disease | Structural Genomics Consortium
The Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Rachel Harding, Principal Investigator at SGC-Toronto, has been awarded a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Fall 20...
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Bryjalab @bryjalab.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
🥳New paper from the lab!🍾 Excited to share our work with the Stefan Knapp lab (Goethe Uni, @thesgc.bsky.social & DKTK), published in J. Med. Chem. @pubs.acs.org. Here, we present the first degraders (PROTACs) targeting CK1 δ/ε—highly selective across the kinome & within the Casein kinase 1 family. 🧵
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Development and Discovery of a Selective Degrader of Casein Kinases 1 δ/ε
Members of the casein kinase 1 (CK1) family have emerged as key regulators of cellular signaling and as potential drug targets. Functional annotation of the 7 human isoforms would benefit from isoform...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
We are uniting experts in ML, computational chemistry, and drug discovery to get hands-on experience with AIRCHECK. Co-developed by SGC and @uhntoronto.bsky.social, AIRCHECK is an open data platform designed to enhance predictive models in drug discovery. event.fourwaves.com/aircheckwork...
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Aled Edwards S.G. @aledmedwards.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
>20 yrs ago, while at GW, now @thesgc.bsky.social UNC scientist Tim Willson and his team invented (and then shared) LXR agonist GW3965. And that GW3965 #chemicalprobe is still having an impact, including in a new study in which we played a small role. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Liver X receptor unlinks intestinal regeneration and tumorigenesis - Nature
Liver X receptor drives epithelial Areg-mediated intestinal regeneration, while preventing tumour growth through adaptive immune responses.
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Cheryl Arrowsmith @carrowsm.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
A lovely lunch of Arrowsmith lab and @thesgc.bsky.social friends celebrating Lunar New Year.
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
We identified 18 kinases with 19 cysteine sites, targeted for the first time! Our group developed a library of small molecules that can attach to kinases and systematically tested this library on 47 kinases with 60 cysteine sites near the ATP-binding pocket. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Probing the Protein Kinases′ Cysteinome by Covalent Fragments
Despite extensive research on covalent kinase inhibitors, much of the protein kinases’ “cysteinome” remains unexplored. Here, we outline a generalizable approach to sample ATP-site cysteines with fra....
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Are you using the Chemical Probes Portal? If not, it’s time to explore this FREE resource which offers expert advice on >800 chemical probes, along with detailed guidelines on: ✅ How to choose the best probe for your protein of interest. ✅ How to use it appropriately to ensure reliable results.
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The Chemical Probes Portal – 2024: update on this public resource to support best-practice selection and use of small molecules in biomedical research
Abstract. The Chemical Probes Portal (www.chemicalprobes.org) is a free, public resource, based on expert-reviews, that supports the assessment, selection
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Geordi Frere @geordifrere.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
A rigorous study of UPS tool compounds for #degrader evaluation is published by Stefan Knapp @thesgc.bsky.social in ACS Chemical Biology! They determine the optimal doses of UPS pathway inhibitors that rescue degradation without displaying off-target activity and toxicity. dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsc...
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Functional Characterization of Pathway Inhibitors for the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System (UPS) as Tool Compounds for CRBN and VHL-Mediated Targeted Protein Degradation
Small molecule degraders such as PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) and molecular glues are new modalities for drug development and important tools for target validation. When appropriately opti...
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Le Neuro (Institut-Hôpital neurologique de Montréal) @theneuro.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Researchers at @thesgc.bsky.social and The Neuro, along with scientists from 11 major antibody manufacturers, have developed and standardized an #OpenScience platform to characterize research antibodies. @ycharos.bsky.social aims to tackle a critical challenge in biomedical research reproducibility.
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An open solution to improving research reproducibility
Academic and industry scientists collaborate on a new method to characterize research antibodies Structural Genomics Consortium researchers at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of M...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
For over 20 years, our trainees have been the driving force behind our success stories in early drug discovery. www.thesgc.org/news/celebra...
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Conscience @conscience-network.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Early registration is now open for the Conscience Symposium on Open Drug Discovery in Montreal on April 7-8! To ensure accessibility for all, we're offering significantly reduced registration fees for students and Early Bird discounts until Jan 31 - don't miss out! conscience.ca/event/consci...
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Conscience @conscience-network.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Millions worldwide lack treatments for diseases that threaten their lives or quality of life. We believe #OpenScience is key to tackling these challenges and that we can transform #DrugDevelopment by fostering collaboration, sharing data, and prioritizing accessibility. conscience.ca/news/drug-de...
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Drug development for all: How we believe Open Science can help develop treatments for those left behind - Conscience
Health is core to our quality of life, yet millions worldwide lack treatments to diseases that threaten their lives or quality of life. For example, an estimated 400 million people worldwide live with...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
MAINFRAME membership offers: - Access to high-quality training datasets - Participation in benchmarking challenges with experimental validation - Collaborative research opportunities Join a community committed to open science: aircheck.ai/mainframe
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Aled Edwards S.G. @aledmedwards.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
The @ycharos.bsky.social antibody characterization protocol using knock-out cells as controls is now published, and endorsed. Remember though that it’s a generic protocol - you still need to do the proper controls for your own experiments! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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YCharOS protocol for antibody validation - Nature Protocols
Poorly performing antibodies contribute to the reproducibility crisis in biomedical research. The market offers millions of antibodies and validating them is a cumbersome process. Now, the non-profit ...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
We co-hosted "Target 2035 – A Public-Private Partnership to Accelerate Hit-Finding" along with @uclofficial.bsky.social and Pfizer. 50 leaders from the pharmaceutical industry, academia, and funding organizations discussed how AI and ML can transform drug discovery. www.thesgc.org/news/structu...
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Structural Genomics Consortium at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Announces Research Collaboration with DiaGen AI Inc. | Structural Genomics Consortium
Chapel Hill, North Carolina – June 27, 2024 – The Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) is thrilled to announce a new research collaboration with DiaGen AI Inc., an AI-driven protein design platform de...
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Aled Edwards S.G. @aledmedwards.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
You an ML researcher interested in drug discovery, but also want open source your methods to advance the public good? @thesgc.bsky.social is an open source data generation public-private partnership creating an affiliated network of open source ML researchers. It’s called MAINFRAME. Sign up!
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
We just launched #MAINFRAME! This international, #OpenScience Network brings #MachineLearning & #compchem scientists together to create open-source algorithms & benchmarks for tackling real-world challenges in #DrugDiscovery. Join us: aircheck.ai/mainframe
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Matthieu Schapira @mattschap.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
CACHE #3 data is out! As in other challenges, great diversity in computational workflows, many combining physics-based and ML methods and a recurring high performer. Shoutout to our target expert, @fraserlab.bsky.social, who's lab crystallized 44 CACHE compounds. bit.ly/3D8eABU @thesgc.bsky.social
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Supported by U of T Data Sciences Institute, a program led by Matthieu Schapira will provide trainees with the skills necessary to interpret complex experimental data and drive breakthroughs in drug discovery. Registration for the first 9-week bootcamp is now open. www.thesgc.org/news/sgc-lau...
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SGC Launches a Program to Advance Data Science in Drug Discovery | Structural Genomics Consortium
As the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) enters its third decade, it is embarking on an ambitious goal: to become the world’s largest generator of open-source protein-ligand data. Recognizing the g...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
New episode for our Target 2035 Podcast Series 🎧 @milkakostic.bsky.social talks with @aledmedwards.bsky.social to unpack his journey from a traditional research scientist to a passionate open science advocate. Listen here: bit.ly/3AZQkBm
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Aled Edwards S.G. @aledmedwards.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Often folks ask me what’s in it for pharma to fund us @thesgc.bsky.social when we put everything in the public domain. Well I submit it would be harder to do painstaking, non-hypothesis, benchmarking science like this paper from SGC-Frankfurt if we did not have a strong base of industry support.
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
A summary of the efforts of EUbOPEN, a public-private partnership dedicated to create, distribute and annotate the largest openly available set of high-quality chemical modulators for human proteins. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Toward target 2035: EUbOPEN - a public–private partnership to enable & unlock biology in the open
Target 2035 is a global initiative that seeks to identify a pharmacological modulator of most human proteins by the year 2035. As part of an ongoing series of annual updates of this initiative, we sum...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
How does EZH2 inhibition make atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor cells vulnerable to therapy? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Inhibiting EZH2 targets atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor by triggering viral mimicry via both RNA and DNA sensing pathways - Nature Communications
Here the authors suggest that in Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumors, EZH2 inhibition triggers a viral mimicry response via the activation of genes with intronic IR-Alu elements. This response also invo...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
The Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) is thrilled to join the BlueSky community! Follow us to stay updated on our latest research, collaborations, and efforts to shape the future of drug discovery. #OpenScience #DrugDiscovery #OpenData
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