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Open Source in Drug Discovery and Molecular Design

Event Details

Date
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Time
3-4 p.m.
Location
Orchard View Room, Discovery Building
Description

Join the Open Source Program Office and the UW-Research Software Engineering community on April 14, 3-4pm for a talk by Alyssa Travitz, senior research software engineer with OpenFreeEnergy. Travitz will discuss the development of open-source tools with applications in pharmaceutical lead optimization. This is a great opportunity to learn about cutting-edge computational methods in molecular design, open-source scientific software, and how industry–academic collaboration is shaping modern drug discovery. This event will take place at the Discovery Building Orchard View Room and will be followed by a reception. Please RSVP by March 31.


 

Cost
Free
Accessibility

We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 815-383-3279 (text only) or email sarah.stevens@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Tuesday, March 31, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.

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