Drug Discovery
Drug discovery, the process of identifying and developing new therapeutic agents, is being revolutionized by artificial intelligence. Current research focuses on improving the accuracy and efficiency of computational models for predicting molecular properties, drug-target interactions, and pharmacokinetics, employing techniques like graph neural networks, transformers, and diffusion models, often enhanced by self-supervised learning and multi-task learning strategies. These advancements aim to accelerate the lengthy and expensive drug development pipeline, ultimately leading to faster identification of effective and safer drugs. The integration of large language models and quantum computing further expands the possibilities for innovative drug design and discovery.
Papers
From Theory to Therapy: Reframing SBDD Model Evaluation via Practical Metrics
Bowen Gao, Haichuan Tan, Yanwen Huang, Minsi Ren, Xiao Huang, Wei-Ying Ma, Ya-Qin Zhang, Yanyan Lan
MoleculeCLA: Rethinking Molecular Benchmark via Computational Ligand-Target Binding Analysis
Shikun Feng, Jiaxin Zheng, Yinjun Jia, Yanwen Huang, Fengfeng Zhou, Wei-Ying Ma, Yanyan Lan
Human-level molecular optimization driven by mol-gene evolution
Jiebin Fang, Churu Mao, Yuchen Zhu, Xiaoming Chen, Chang-Yu Hsieh, Zhongjun Ma