Übersicht
colloquia - [ 29.05.2006 (11.00) ]
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Computational Knowledge Management in Drug Discovery
Sprecher: Prof. Dr. Manuel Peitsch
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Data and information are the lifeblood of Drug Discovery. We are witnessing a staggering increase in available information fueled by the transformation of biomedical sciences from "natural, observational" sciences using "cottage industry" technologies, to "predictive" or "systems" sciences, using "industrial age" technologies. This transformation leads to an ever increasing amount of data and information from multiple sources which must be effectively integrated and made available to scientists through an easy to use information navigation system. This presentation will focus on a new concept and technology we developed to provide contextual hyperlinking of Drug Discovery information. Our expert system allows scientists to quickly access the knowledge relevant to their current questions using a combination of text mining and information technologies. This technology, called Ultralink, markedly reduces the amount of time spent to search very disparate information sources.
Manuel Peitsch is Global Head of Informatics and Knowledge Management at the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, the position he assumed when he joined Novartis in 2001.
Prior to this, Manuel held positions at the National Canver Institute FCRF in Frederick, Maryland, US, and at the Institute of Biochemistry at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. In 1994, he headed Bioinformatics at Glaxo Wellcome Geneva Biomedical Research Institute. In 1997/1998 he co-founded three bioinformatics organizations: Geneva Bioinformatics (GeneBio), the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and Glaxo Wellcome Experimenal Research, of which he was Director for Scientific Computing. In 2000, Manuel became head of Informatics & Knowledge Management at GlaxoSmithKline Research & Development. He received his doctorate in Biochemistry from the University of Lausanne in 1988.
The author of more than 95 publications as well as several patents, and the recipient of numerous awards, Manuel Peitsch is a leading authority in bioinformatics. His pioneering research has impacted bioinformatics, with the introduction of high-throughput automated protein modeling and web-based bioinformatics. His findings and developments in this area have had important implications for the use of protein structures in biology. A large part of his career has been focused an cell death research (complement, T-cells and apoptosis), bioinformatics and scientific computing in the life sciences.
Manual has been Professor for Bioinformatics at the University of Basel since 2002 and is also a member of the Foundation Council of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics.
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Ort:
Carl-Bosch-Auditorium des Studios der Villa Bosch, 69118 Heidelberg, Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 33 (Eingang Studio - ca. 100 m vom Eingang zur Villa Bosch entfernt, auf der Talseite des Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweges; Näheres zur Anfahrt siehe unter www.studio.villa-bosch.de.
Parken:
Tiefgarage „Unter der Boschwiese“ (unentgeltlich).
Contact:
Bärbel Mack
EML Research gGmbH
Schloss-Wolfsbrunnenweg 33
69118 Heidelberg
Phone: +49 (0)6221 - 533 - 201
Fax: +49 (0)6221 - 533 - 298
Email: [email protected]
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