title: Conference report: inaugural Target Discovery World Congress 2009.
abstract: Target Discovery World Congress 2009 is the first of its kind in a series of trend-setting conferences conceived and organized by Select Biosciences. This was a multi-track event with a combined exhibition covering current potential drug targets, the platforms used to screen for hits and hit-to-lead methods. This conference included all the major drug-target classes: ion channels, protein kinases, G-protein-coupled receptors, nuclear receptors and ubiquitin pathways, as well as a special session devoted to screening platforms in academia. Each of the sessions started with a noteworthy keynote presentation by a world-class expert. There were a total of 44 high-quality podium presentations and 16 poster presentations.
authors.affiliation: High Throughput Screening Laboratories, Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Structural Biology Center, 2121 Simons Drive, Room 1059, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA. rathnam@ku.edu
authors.forename: Rathnam
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaguturu
mesh_terms: D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques / Q000379:methods; D055808:Drug Discovery / Q000379:methods; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000737:chemistry; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D011494:Protein Kinases