title: The Eighth Central European Conference "Chemistry towards Biology": Snapshot.
abstract: The Eighth Central European Conference "Chemistry towards Biology" was held in Brno, Czech Republic, on August 28-September 1, 2016 to bring together experts in biology, chemistry and design of bioactive compounds; promote the exchange of scientific results, methods and ideas; and encourage cooperation between researchers from all over the world. The topics of the conference covered "Chemistry towards Biology", meaning that the event welcomed chemists working on biology-related problems, biologists using chemical methods, and students and other researchers of the respective areas that fall within the common scope of chemistry and biology. The authors of this manuscript are plenary speakers and other participants of the symposium and members of their research teams. The following summary highlights the major points/topics of the meeting.
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mesh_terms: D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D015195:Drug Design; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D049490:Systems Biology
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins
keywords: ADME, drug delivery systems; biological chemistry; biomaterials; chemical biology; drug design; nanoparticles; natural compounds; proteins and nucleic acids; synthesis; targeting