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Western Bioinformatics Research Seminar Series
Presentation Title:
A generative deep learning approach to de novo antibiotic design
Speaker Name:
Aarti Krishnan
Title/affiliation:
Postdoctoral Associate
Prof. James J. Collins Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Learning objectives:
- Describe how graph neural networks predict antibacterial activity and evaluate toxicity to identify selective antibiotic candidates.
- Explain how generative deep learning explores uncharted regions of chemical space to design structurally novel antibiotics.
- Understand how AI-designed molecules are validated through experimental testing and mechanistic studies.
