S2. Addressing ADME Challenges

Session 2: Rational Approaches to Addressing ADME Challenges in Drug Discovery
SESSION 2

Rational Approaches to Addressing ADME Challenges in Drug Discovery
Session Chair: Max Cummings, Johnson & Johnson

Monday, 9 February 2015
from 14:00 to 17:00

Speakers Title
Andrea Cavalli, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Minimal Structural Requirements for High Potency for hERG Block
Maarten Huisman,  Janssen R&D, Beerse, Belgium How to Best Optimize Your Compound's Target Occupancy Profile, Also Considering Long Residence Times
Charles A Lesburg, Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, USA Structural Toxicology: SBDD Approaches to PXR Binding
Matthew Segall, Optibrium, Cambridge, UK Quantum Mechanical Models of P450 Metabolism to Guide Optimization of Metabolic Stability
Robert Sheridan, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, USA QSAR Models for Off-Target Activities and How to Use Them
Session 2 Summary

Goals
- Showcase the use of structure based drug design in overcoming ADME-related challenges in drug discovery
- Foster discussion of any areas of perceived low-hanging fruit for the application of SBDD to ADME issues

Issues/topics
- PXR

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