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  • Understanding the Journey: Catherine Demery's Path to Addiction Science

    I was staying up super late. I was excited to work on this, till 2 or 3 a.m.” Catherine's experience serves as a reminder that it is never too late to change direction and pursue In life and career, taking risks can lead to personal and professional growth.

  • How Fast Does a Drug Work?

    In this session, you’ll gain: ✅ A practical framework for understanding when a drug’s rate of binding still rely on classic affinity metrics alone, often overlooking how kinetic profiles  (onset and offset rates How do competing ligands slow or alter binding rates, and what does this tell you about real-world pharmacology When does onset rate dictate therapeutic onset, and when does offset rate predict duration? reflect binding equilibrium Interpret competition experiments with confidence Recognize how kinetic rate

  • Free-Energy Simulations Support a Lipophilic Binding Route for Melatonin Receptors

    this lipophilic entry route for 2-iodomelatonin, a nonselective agonist with a slower dissociation rate path-collective variables provided a calculated energy barrier consistent with the experimental dissociation rate Our simulations also suggest that the open state of Tyr5.38 generates a small pocket on the surface of

  • The Hidden Burn: How Internal Misalignment Drains Your Biotech’s Runway

    You track the burn rate. You watch the runway shrink. You delay hires. And by the time you catch it, your burn rate is up and your traction is down. The date never changed. But the scope moved. They have strong early data and an even stronger burn rate. Everyone’s busy. No one’s clear.

  • Accelerating GPCR Drug Discovery: What 40 Years of Pharmacology Reveal

    Attrition rates in early pharmacology remain painfully high. And the rate of attrition in these steps is still atrocious.” A smart program doesn’t wait until late stages to validate its assumptions.

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, March 25 to March 31, 2024

    University courses in the next 12 months -  Only applicable to individual registrations This course will take Take advantage of the early bird registration until April 18th, 2024, to save 25%! Please complete this form to take advantage of this opportunity. If you want to showcase your research, you can submit a poster presentation to our community, take advantage Preassembly of specific Gβγ subunits at GABAB receptors through auxiliary KCTD proteins accelerates channel gating

  • The Imprecision Problem: Why Your GPCR Drug Discovery Program Is Off-Track Before It Even Starts

    But because the program is run on duct tape and heroics instead of precision. Ambiguous Decision Gates: Molecules advance or stall based on vibes, not criteria.

  • The Five Traps of Ignoring Kinetics

    Onset and offset rates (not just “final numbers”) decide which drugs succeed in patients and which ones , using rapid calcium assays Potency Is a Ratio of Rates Two ligands compete for the same receptor. You calculate an equilibrium value that requires a physically impossible onset rate. it around, and you’ve got a shortcut: use depression of max in calcium assays to rapidly rank offset rates truly equilibrated Detect hidden activities before they waste resources Classify antagonists by offset rate

  • Adhesion GPCR Consortium Newsletter - May 2024

    Announcements Please save the date for the 2024 aGPCR workshop hosted by Antony Boucard! This exciting conference will take place from October 23-25th. We'll see you in Mexico City! Also, seeing the expanding diversity among the aGPCR community, added to the fact that this will all take experience: The Day of the Dead celebrations: This happens over the weekend during the end of October and takes of your lungs while executing your best perreo or Luis Enrique’s “Yo no sé mañana” while a stranger takes

  • Phospholipid Scrambling by G Protein-Coupled Receptors

    In liposomes, opsin scrambles lipids at a unitary rate of >100,000 per second. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Biophysics, Volume 51 is May 2022.

  • Asking Better Questions in Science: A Practical Guide for Emerging Researchers

    You’re stating your purpose without hedging, signaling awareness of the other person’s expertise, and Building a Scientific Career Through Asking Better Questions in Science Late in the conversation, JB

  • How GPCR Spatial Signaling Sparked a Scientific Journey

    Instead of dreading lab time, she found herself chasing questions late into the night. Not from polished plans—but from patterns of curiosity, risk-taking, and mentorship loops.

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, December 4 to 10, 2023

    Bryan L Roth study on Illuminating the understudied GPCR-ome Save the dates: February 8 - 29: Dr. | 3rd GPCRs - Targeted Drug Discovery Summit March 23 - 24, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Seminar March 24 - 29, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Conference April 1 - 4, 2024 |

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, August 21 to 27, 2023

    Save the dates: September 7 - 8: Join the 3rd ECI GPCR Symposium, an event by and for early career investigators International Conference and Exhibition NEW March 23 - 24, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Seminar NEW March 24 - 29, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Conference NEW April 5 - 10

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, November 6 to November 12, 2023

    Save the date: TOMORROW - November 17: Don't miss out on our final Dr. | 3rd GPCRs - Targeted Drug Discovery Summit March 23 - 24, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Seminar March 24 - 29, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Conference NEW April 1 - 4, 2024

  • Understanding Biased Signaling in GPCRs

    Interpreting mode of action requires aligning assay format with the specific receptor state being measured Listen now ➤ GPCR signaling also controls insect behaviors such as blood feeding and mating in ways that

  • Dynamic GPCR activation revealed through time-resolved Cryo-EM

    protein activation in cells occurs in less than a second, reflecting the transient nature of these active states affinity for GTP, allowing a detailed observation of its interaction with the Gs protein in its activated state The activation process begins with the Îą-helical domain (AHD) of the G protein in an open state, which This detailed process provided by the cryo-EM study offers a clear view of these dynamic states, from an inactive state (open AHD and GTP unbound) to an active state (closed AHD and GTP bound) and ultimately

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, September 25 to October 1, 2023

    Save the dates: November 2 - 4: We are excited to announce that we are sponsors of the GPCR Retreat and SLAS2024 International Conference and Exhibition March 23 - 24, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Seminar March 24 - 29, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Conference April 5 - 10, 2024

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, September 11 to 17, 2023

    Please take a look at the weekly Classified GPCR News from September 11th to 17th, 2023. SLAS2024 International Conference and Exhibition March 23 - 24, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Seminar March 24 - 29, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Conference April 5 - 10, 2024

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, September 4 to 10, 2023

    Save these dates: September 22: Join us for the Dr. SLAS2024 International Conference and Exhibition March 23 - 24, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Seminar March 24 - 29, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Conference April 5 - 10, 2024

  • Early Safety Assays: Identifying Showstoppers in GPCR Drug Discovery Pipelines Early

    selective filters can streamline resource allocation Early elimination of unsafe scaffolds prevents late-stage patch clamp assays and how high-throughput adaptations have evolved to prioritize this critical safety gate

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, August 28 to September 3, 2023

    Mark your calendars for these important events: September 22: Save the date for the Dr. SLAS2024 International Conference and Exhibition March 23 - 24, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Seminar March 24 - 29, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Conference April 5 - 10, 2024

  • Scientific Isolation: The Real Reason Early Biotechs Lose Traction

    The Quiet Drift You Don’t Feel Until It’s Too Late 👉 Every early-stage biotech reaches a moment where They’re cadence gaps. 👉 A strong cadence is simple: Monthly CEO strategic alignment note Quarterly “state

  • 📰 Breaking Down the Latest GPCR Discoveries: a Weekly Update (Nov 27-Dec 3, 2023)

    complex Deep Learning Dynamic Allostery of G-Protein-Coupled Receptors Industry News Sosei Heptares to take | 3rd GPCRs - Targeted Drug Discovery Summit March 23 - 24, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Seminar March 24 - 29, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Conference April 1 - 4, 2024 |

  • 📢 Early Bird Registration Ends Tomorrow! | Sep 16 - 22, 2024

    Instead of just staying up to date, dive in, broaden your knowledge, and pave the way in the fantastic Take Action Now and Join our Community of Learners! Let's take your brand to the next level together!

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, November 20 to 26, 2023

    Take a few minutes, and dive into our GPCR coverage! We welcome GPCR paper suggestions! | 3rd GPCRs - Targeted Drug Discovery Summit March 23 - 24, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Seminar March 24 - 29, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Conference April 1 - 4, 2024 |

  • GPCR Pharmacology Insights That Prevent Real Drug Discovery Failures

    Enzyme Behavior: The Nonlinear Gatekeeper In GPCR programs, CYP interactions often appear late—usually too late. Interrogate agonists across multiple receptor-expression states.

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, November 13 to 19, 2023

    responses by forming complex with Neurokinin-1 receptor NTR-1's Essential Contribution to Asymmetric Mating | 3rd GPCRs - Targeted Drug Discovery Summit March 23 - 24, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Seminar March 24 - 29, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Conference April 1 - 4, 2024 |

  • Irreversible Drugs, Real Control: Design for Durable Target Engagement

    Kenakin from Terry's Corner shows how to tame irreversible drugs so their kinetic power works for you Designing for penetration —balance on/off rates to reach inner tissue, not just peripheries.

  • New Podcast, Sweet Structures & $2.2B GPCR Moves

      — A tale of detergent tails: GPCR activation beyond ligands .   A structural cautionary tale for all of us.  Want the full breakdown?

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