Artificial intelligence is opening new perspectives in virus research, providing advanced tools to analyze viral evolution and to understand protein structure and dynamics on a large scale.
To explore the latest progress in the application of Protein Language Models—which allow scientists to investigate sequence variability, reveal structural diversity, and infer protein function—Area Science Park organizes the workshop “AI in Virology: Leveraging AI to Advance Our Understanding of Viruses”, which will be held on September 9 at the Conference Center of the Padriciano Campus in Trieste. The worshop will showcase how these tools can be applied to anticipate viral adaptation and support the development of therapeutic strategies, contributing to a deeper understanding of viral mechanisms.
The workshop, part of the PRP@CERIC project funded through PNRR, will bring together leading international experts at the intersection of artificial intelligence and molecular virology.
Keynote speakers include:
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David Robertson and Joe Grove, Group Leaders at the Centre for Virus Research, University of Glasgow (UK)
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Francesca Cuturello and Alberto Cazzaniga, Researchers at the Data Engineering Lab of the Research Institute for Technological Innovation at Area Science Park (Trieste, Italy)
The full program will be available soon.
If you’re interested, you can already register for the workshop.
The project “Pathogen Readiness Platform for CERIC-ERIC Upgrade” PRP@CERIC is financed by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) in the frame of the Mission 4 “Education and Research”, Component 2 “From Research to Business”, Investment Line 3.1 “Fund for the creation of an integrated system of research and innovation infrastructures”, funded by the European Union – Next Generation EU.