Free Virtual Workshop: How to Use the Docking Software GOLD to Perform Virtual Screening Simulations

In drug discovery, virtual screening (VS) is a widely used computational technique for identifying hits, optimizing leads, and performing scaffold hopping by searching libraries of small molecules. It can significantly reduce research time and cost through two primary approaches: structure-based virtual screening (SBVS) and ligand-based virtual screening (LBVS).

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What we will cover:

In this virtual workshop, you will become familiar with the Hermes graphical user interface (GUI) and learn how to set up and run a virtual screening campaign using GOLD. The session will include presentations and live demonstrations by CCDC expert tutors, along with a hands-on component where you can try the software yourself, with tutors available to assist and answer your questions.

You will learn: 

  • Basics of the Hermes interface, the CCDC’s 3D visualizer for proteins.
  • Cavity detection and extraction in Hermes.
  • Step-by-step set-up of a virtual screening simulation in GOLD.
  • Analysis of virtual screening results.
  • Protein-ligand interactions insights using hotspots via Superstar. 

    The workshop will be recorded, and all registered participants will have access to the recording.
     

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