The 8th International Conference on Chemistry, Structure and Function of Biomolecules
October 1-5, 2024 | Minsk, Belarus + Online
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Plenary Speakers
Lecture: Development of Sustainable Chemical Reactions
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Andrey Antonchick
Prof. Assoc.
Short description of main research directions: The research of the group is based on chemical synthesis. We focus on the development of novel methods for the synthesis of small compounds and following application of the developed reaction methodology for preparation of focused compound libraries.
Lecture: Generation of Protein-Small Molecule Ensembles with ChemNet
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
Ivan Anishchenko
PhD
Short description of main research directions: I am a research scientist specializing in computational biology, with a focus on integrating deep learning techniques to address complex biological problems. My research interests include developing novel algorithms for drug discovery, understanding molecular interactions, and applying machine learning models to improve biological data analysis and interpretation.
Lecture: The Design and Synthesis of Targeting Photosynthesis Inhibitors
Northeast Agricultural University, College of Arts and Sciences, Harbin, China
Ying Fu
PhD, Professor
Short description of main research directions:
Design, synthesis and bioactivity of herbicide;
Computer aided drug design, CADD;
Fluorescence technology for detection of environmental pollutants.
Lecture: Application of Enzymes in the Selective Transformations of Steroids - Needs and Possibilities
University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Suzana Jovanović-Šanta
Professor
Short description of main research directions: Research topics include study of the biological activity of natural and modified steroids in vitro on cell cultures, expressed proteins and animal tissues and in vivo on animal or plant models: testing of antiestrogenic, anticancer, antioxidant andea elicitor activity, measuring the effect on steroid-converting enzymes, using enzymes in the synthesis of novel steroidal compounds and other.
Lecture: Computer Simulations of Ions and Biomolecules in Non-Aqueous Media
University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
Babak Minofar
PhD, Professor
Short description of main research directions: I am interested in different aspects of computational chemistry and its application in physical chemistry, environmental chemistry, and enzymatic catalytic reactions both in aqueous and non-aqueous solutions. The methodology I have been using is based on molecular modelling computer simulations particularly classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. In addition, I am interested in the application of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations on carbon-based nanomaterials for energy and environmental-related research. Application of non-aqueous media for energy and CO2 capture in the chemical process by MD simulations. In addition, I am interested in the interaction of Nano-materials particularly carbon-based Nano compounds such as graphene, graphene oxide, carbon nanotubes, and biochar with biomolecules. The interaction of polymers and bio-polymers with biomolecules for different applications such as drug delivery is also my research direction to pursue by means of computational chemistry-based methods.
Lecture: New Tools for Click Chemistry
N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Alexey Sukhorukov
DSc (habil.), Professor
Short description of main research directions: Current research interests cover the chemistry of N-O bond-containing compounds, stereoselective target-oriented synthesis, catalytic domino reactions, click chemistry, and new ligands for high-valent transition metal complexes.
Lecture: Novel Steroidal Modulators of Estrogen Receptor Alpha: Targeted Treatment of Hormone-Dependent Breast Cancer Cells
N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Yulia Volkova
PhD
Short description of main research directions: Research interests focus on developing heterosteroidal compounds as anticancer agents against hormone-dependent cancers. This involves the rational design of targeted molecules, the development of efficient synthetic strategies, and the establishment of structure-activity relationships.
Lecture: Rational Design of Electron-Deficiency Olefins Reductase Inhibitors
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia
Evgeniy Chupakhin
PhD
Short description of main research directions: The field of scientific interests is organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry. In the field of organic chemistry, the author specializes in multicomponent Castagnoli-Cushman reactions and diazo compound chemistry. Contribution to the field of medicinal chemistry is related to the development of selective inhibitors of reductases and lipoxygenases. These substances are used in the early development of drugs for antitumor therapy and neurodegenerative diseases.
Lecture: Design and Testing of Anticancer DNA Vaccines
Research Center for pediatric oncology, hematology and immunology, Minsk, Belarus
Alexander Meleshko
PhD
Short description of main research directions: Oncoimmunology, cancer immunotherapy, development and preclinical testing of anti-tumor vaccines and CAR-T therapy.
Lecture: Quantum Chemical Analysis of the Purine Transformation into Nucleoside in the Catalytic Site of the E. coli Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase
Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Igor A. Mikhailopulo
DSc, Professor
Short description of main research directions: Scientific research in the field of organic and bioorganic chemistry, biotechnology of nucleic acids and nucleotides, quantum chemical analysis of the heterocyclic bases recognition and activation in the catalytic site of nucleoside phosphorylases and the regio-selectivity of glycoside bond formation.
Lecture: Regio- and Stereoselective Transformations of Carbohydrates Towards Antiviral 2'-Fluorinated L- and D-nucleosides
Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Grigorii G. Sivets
DSc
Lecture: Syntheses of Brassinolide
Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Vladimir Zhabinskii
DSc, Professor
Short description of main research directions: The main scientific interests relate to the field of steroid hormones and are associated with solving problems of their partial chemical synthesis, structural-functional relationships and practical use.
Lecture: Programmed Enzymatic De Novo Synthesis of Nucleic Acids: Current State and Perspectives
Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Aleksei Yantsevich
PhD
Short description of main research directions:
protein engineering
DNA synthesis
proteomics
Lecture: A Novel VHH Synthetic Library with Structure-Guided Scaffold and Diversity Design
Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Dmitri Dormeshkin
PhD
Short description of main research directions: High-throughput methods for generating synthetic antibodies and their application in CAR T-cell therapy development