Seminarium z fizyki biologicznej i bioinformatyki
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Dr. Szymon Nowakowski (Center for Machine Learning, IDUB project, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw)
Protein folding using machine learning - structure and functionality of the AlphaFold service
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86164434048
It seems that the half-century problem of protein folding has finally been largely solved. This latest breakthrough was achieved not only by gaining in-depth insight into the mechanics of protein folding, but by the very skilful use of black-box machine learning methods. This has been achieved not in academia, but in a private sector enterprise. In this seminar, due to the limited time available, I will describe the basics of the Alphafold model, leaving aside possible future surprises and consequences. Time will tell how far they can go.