COVID-19 (Corona) virus Workshop: Structure, Diagnosis, Vaccination, Protein interactions, Drug design, Artificial Intelligence, Drug repurposing

20 November 2020

Three sessions: 1 hr each and 10 min discussion

Session 1:

1. Virus structure
2. Diagnosis (Gradient PCR, Real time PCR and Biochemical markers)
3. Treatment, Vaccination and Follow up

Session 2:

1. Radioimmunoassay for viral infection detection
2. Basics of modeling and docking
3. Artificial intelligence and their impacts in drug discovery

Session 3:

1. Viral-human protein interactions and their implication in drug targeting
2. Viral targets
3. Drug repurposing techniques with examples

Presenters:

• Assoc Prof. Hatem Amin

               Biochemistry and Molecular biology Dept. Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University

• Tamer Sakr, PhD, NDC

                 Associate Professor of Radiopharmaceutical Chemistrym, Quality Control Director

                 Radioisotope Production Facility (RPF) - Second Egyptian Research Nuclear Reactor complex (ETRR-2),

                 Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Egypt.

• Mona Sarhan,PhD

                     Labeled compound department, Hot lab centre, Egyptian atomic energy authority

Workshop Registration Fees:

• Academics (Faculty/Staff) and Postgraduate students = 100 L.E.
• Undergraduate students = 25 L.E.