Registration Local Organizing and Scientific Committee Advance registration is required : Grégoire Rondelet (UNamur), Jenny Pouyez (UNamur), Céline Meinguet (UNamur), Jean Dubois (UNamur), Anaëlle Tilborg (UNamur). http://www.biolstruct.be/menu7.php Important Dates Structure et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques, Bioinformatique et Modélisation October 15 : Deadline for short oral and poster abstract submission October 29 : Deadline for registration Cost The SFMBBM symposium day 2014 is entirely free of charge. Prizes Two prizes for the « best poster » and the « best short oral presentation » (150 €) are awarded at the end of the symposium day. A committee of experts will evaluate the scientific quality and the presentation clarity. Contact For more information, please contact Grégoire Rondelet. E-mail : gregoire.rondelet@unamur.be Information on the Internet : http://www.biolstruct.be/ Journée de l’École Doctorale Thématique SFMBBM In collaboration with “Industrial Researches in Structural Biological Chemistry” UNamur, November 14, 2014 Chemistry Department, Room CH01 The annual Day of the Doctoral School of the F.R.S.-F.N.R.S. will take place on 14th November, 2014, at the University of Namur. This symposium day will be focused on recent industrial researches in Structural Biological Chemistry (from protein production, purification and global characterization to crystallography and modelling). Scientific Program Friday, November 14, 2014 (Morning) Friday, November 14, 2014 (Afternoon) (Chair : Johan Wouters, University of Namur) (Chair : Xavier De Bolle, University of Namur) 8 : 30 – 9 : 00 : Registration 14 : 00 – 14 : 45 : Dr. Philippe Ledent (Scientific Director at Xpress Biologics) 9 : 00 – 9 : 15 : Introduction for the day 9 : 15 – 10 : 00 : Dr. Magali Mathieu (Head of Crystallography at Sanofi, Paris) « Protein Crystallography in Drug Design at Sanofi » SFMBBM Annual PhD day UNamur, November 14, 2014 Chemistry Department, Room CH01 10 : 00 – 10 : 20 : Short Oral Presentation 1 (To be selected) 10 : 20 – 10 : 40 : Short Oral Presentation 2 (To be selected) 10 : 40 – 11 : 15 : Coffee break & Poster Session 11 : 15 – 12 : 00 : Dr. Zara Sands (Principal Scientist, Computational Medicinal Chemist at UCB) « How can in silico approaches be used to prospectively drive membrane protein drug discovery programs?» 12 : 00 – 12 : 30 : Poster Flash Presentations 12 : 30 – 14 : 00 : Lunch & Poster Session « Implementing Quality by Design Approach from Discovery to Clinical Process Development » 14 : 45 – 15 : 05 : Short Oral Presentation 3 (To be selected) 15 : 05 – 15 : 25 : Short oral presentation 4 (To be selected) 15 : 25 – 16 : 10 : Dr. Filip Meersman (R&D manager at Mylene NV) « Structure out of Disorder : Gelatin in Bioengineering » 16 : 10 – 16 : 30 : Closing Remarks and Prize Awards