Remove Cell Biology Remove Science Remove Small Molecule
article thumbnail

Condensate biology: advancing drug discovery for complex diseases

Drug Target Review

The aim is to establish condensate biology as a fundamental branch of cell biology – “cell biology 2.0” The underlying biology and processes upon which the company was founded have broad applicability across various human disease areas. Klein notes the importance of Dewpoint’s disease-agnostic approach.

Disease 98
article thumbnail

Women in STEM with Juliet Williams

Drug Target Review

I sharpened my focus in my early teen age years when I decided I wanted to harness my interest in human biology to make medicines for people. I studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, where I was exposed to a range of disciplines from chemistry to physiology, specialising in my last year in biochemistry.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Women in STEM July: Meet Michelle Arkin

Drug Target Review

I was ‘pre-med’ and got really interested in the science and especially the integration of chemistry and art. I struggled with going to graduate school in art conservation science, ie, the science of art, or more general chemistry, and I decided to do chemistry because it had broader opportunities. Integration is really the key.

DNA 98
article thumbnail

Fighting Parasitic Infections: Promise in Cyclic Peptides

NIH Director's Blog: Drug Discovery

Credit: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH When you think of the causes of infectious diseases, what first comes to mind are probably viruses and bacteria. Missing was the usual pocket-shaped active site, where a traditional small molecule can readily bind and block function. ” [1] Or was it?

article thumbnail

Cancer metastasis: breakthrough in therapeutic strategies

Drug Target Review

This discovery sheds new light on the intricate mechanisms at play within cancer cells when faced with adverse conditions. When bound to GRP78, ID2 loses its inhibitory function, leading to increased invasiveness of cancer cells.

article thumbnail

AI At The Frontier: Empowering Early Career Professionals In Drug Discovery

Elrig

My role involved generating and characterizing complex proteins critical for biological assay development, hit discovery, and structural biology. During this time, I had the opportunity to step in as an interim Discovery Sciences project lead, sparking my interest in project leadership.

article thumbnail

AM-Pharma Appoints Chief Medical Officer and VP Manufacturing to Support Global Pivotal Trial in Sepsis-associated Acute Kidney Injury

The Pharma Data

At Aduro, he was responsible for all manufacturing and supply chain activities for the company’s biologics and small molecules and managed a transatlantic team. in Cell Biology from Utrecht University. UTRECHT, The Netherlands–( BUSINESS WIRE )– AM-Pharma B.V. , Kenilworth, N.J., Dr. van de Laar holds a M.Sc.

Trials 40