Publications by authors named "Sofia Vallecorsa"
Interface Focus
December 2021
Article Synopsis
- The global pandemic highlighted the shortcomings of the traditional drug discovery process, revealing it to be costly, inefficient, and slow, particularly in screening potential antiviral compounds.
- By merging machine learning techniques with physics-based methods, researchers are finding new ways to enhance the drug discovery workflow, capitalizing on the strengths of both approaches.
- This innovative method relies on supercomputing capabilities, allowing for large-scale calculations, which have successfully identified lead antiviral compounds targeting COVID-19 proteins.
