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Examples of How to Inspire the Next
Generation to Pursue Computational
Chemistry / Cheminformatics
Sean Ekins1 & Alex M. Clark2 1Collaborations in Chemistry,
5616 Hilltop Needmore Road, Fuquay Varina, NC27526, USA.
2Molecular Materials Informatics, 1900 St. Jacques #302, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada H3J 2S1
Ask the crowd
The crowd answers
Why start with a Tweet?
• The next generation will likely communicate differently
• They will find out about careers from “non traditional” sources
• They will rely on social networks more• What will succeed social networks?• Next generation communications methods?
What is computational chemistry / cheminformatics
Earlier ways to find chemical information / structures
Aldrich catalog
Earlier ways to visualize molecules
Now you can print them in 3D
Now molecules and data are everywhere
Cheminformatics – mining databases
What if our databases did more than house data – controlling its creation
• Enable connections to vendors– Assay Depot, CROs etc
• Facilitate outsourcing, insourcing data, cpds• Control lab equipment remotely, data upload• Control lab staffing, resources, plan useage• Why own the lab when someone else can –
but you control it (wherever it is)
Who uses cheminformatics today• Drug companies• Consumer product companies• Scientific device companies• Publishers• Librarians
Diversity - Backgrounds
Ph.D. Theoretical physical chemistry
Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences
Ph.D. Chemistry
Ph.D. Chemistry
Diversity - Backgrounds
http://goo.gl/y6vNjo
Can we get people outside chemistry?
• Biologists• Physicists• Computer Science• Mathematicians• Artists• Engineers
If Cheminformatics is to prosper..
• Use Models in new ways• Use software in new areas• Develop new approaches to old
problems• Combine methods from different fields• Show value of technology• Adapt as field changes
– Chemogenomics– Chemoproteomics– ChemoMetabolomics
Plant Physiol. 2012 Nov;160(3):1160-3
Thinking Differently
Learning Style
Diversity – Learning style
• Visual thinkers
(Multidimensional) Problem solving
Computational Chemistry is visual
Chemistry is tactile
Sparking an interest in science
• Pre 1950’s – books• 1950-70s – cartoons/ movies
• 2010s – mobile apps
Chemistry is much more than Periodic table apps
Chemistry apps• Reference data• Education• Structure drawing• Database searching• 3D viewing• Reactions &
collections• Property calculation• Model building• Graphical
presentation• Data sharing
Valence from Molecular Materials Informatics
Apps exposing data and cheminformatics
TB Mobile
Clark et al., J Cheminformatics 5: 13 (2014)
Ekins et al., J Cheminformatics 5:13 (2013)
Green solvents and Lab Solvents
ACS Sustain Chem Eng 1: 8-13 (2013)
Capture Science Discussions
A flipboard for science #ODDT
iOS only
Embraced by rare disease advocates
Getting people to share data openly is a challenge
NIH SBIR reviewers want closed systems to preserve IP
Developed with Alex Clark
Open Drug Discovery Teams – brings data from Twitter and the internet together
Ekins et al., Mol Informatics, 31: 585-597, 2012
http://goo.gl/r9NP7p
Games and Crowdsourcing are serious science
Can we create chemistry games / apps for younger children
• Simple concepts• Finding molecules• Hiding molecules in protein structures• Building molecules • Bring the fun of wet chemistry into an app
(color changes, sounds, VIDEO reactions)• Use popular characters - endorsements• FUN
Encouraging higher education in the field
• Scholarships to study computational chemistry / cheminformatics
• Rewards• Jobs in the field• Visibility
Knowing what to look for
• How does the next generation find out about cheminformatics / computational chemistry
• Browsing books / journals ..rarely happens
• Browsing websites
• Push information to likely students
Kudos- Make cheminformatics articles more visible
Antony J. Williams, RSCAdded more information on papers he has co-authored
Significantly more views
mine
Tony’s
Lower barriers to entry for tools• Simple interfaces on software• Do not have to be a chemist to use
• Use cloud for compute power
“by provisioning the right amount of storage and compute resources, cost can be significantly reduced with no significant impact on application performance”
Cloud
What will cheminformatics be in the future?
• Massive compound libraries• Small -Nanotechnology
– Making molecules– Detecting interactions with
biological systems– Environmental effects
• Massive - Systems Biology– Chemistry / Bioinformatics/
Physics– Complexity
Nanotechnology
Big DATA
• How can ACS help - Think about the next generation• Inspiration needs strong voices, visibility• Science that has impact, recognition, rewards
• Traditional funding – conservative ideas• Fund what we do not know• Imagine the future• Learn from other industries• Crowdsource ideas?
Future members
PAPER ID: 22104 “Collaborative sharing of molecules and data in the mobile age” (final paper number: 43)DIVISION: COMP; DAY & TIME OF PRESENTATION: August 10, 2014 from 4:45 pm to 5:15 pmLOCATION: Moscone Center, West Bldg., Room: 2005 PAPER ID: 22094 “Expanding the metabolite mimic approach to identify hits for Mycobacterium tuberculosis ” (final paper number: 78)DIVISION: COMP: DAY & TIME OF PRESENTATION: August 11, 2014 from 9:00 am to 9:30 amLOCATION: Moscone Center, West Bldg., Room: 2005 PAPER ID: 22120 “Why there needs to be open data for ultrarare and rare disease drug discovery” (final paper number: 48)DIVISION: CINF:SESSION DAY & TIME OF PRESENTATION: August 11, 2014 from 10:50 am to 11:20 amLOCATION: Palace Hotel, Room: Marina PAPER ID: 22183 “Progress in computational toxicology” (final paper number: 125)DIVISION: TOXI: DAY & TIME OF PRESENTATION: August 12, 2014 from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pmLOCATION: Moscone Center, North Bldg. , Room: 134 PAPER ID: 22091 “Examples of how to inspire the next generation to pursue computational chemistry/cheminformatics” (final paper number: 100)DIVISION: CINF: Division of Chemical Information DAY & TIME OF PRESENTATION: August 13, 2014 from 8:25 am to 8:50 amLOCATION: Palace Hotel, Room: Presidio PAPER ID: 22176 “Applying computational models for transporters to predict toxicity” (final paper number: 132)DIVISION: TOXI: DAY & TIME OF PRESENTATION: August 13, 2014 from 9:45 am to 10:05 amLOCATION: InterContinental San Francisco, Room: Grand Ballroom A PAPER ID: 22186 “New target prediction and visualization tools incorporating open source molecular fingerprints for TB mobile version 2” (final paper number: 123)DIVISION: CINF: DAY & TIME OF PRESENTATION: August 13, 2014 from 1:35 pm to 2:05 pmLOCATION: Palace Hotel, Room: California Parlor
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