9–10 Jun 2026
UiT - The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø
Europe/Oslo timezone

NanoShaperWeb: Molecular Surface and Pocket Detection Made Visual

10 Jun 2026, 11:30
10m
Auditorium Cerebrum (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø )

Auditorium Cerebrum

UiT - The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø

UiT - The Arctic University of Norway Universitetsvegen 61 9019 Tromsø Norway
Lightning talk (10 min)

Speaker

Carlo Abate (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)

Description

Molecular surface and pocket analysis supports key tasks in structural biology and drug discovery, from exploring protein cavities to characterizing potential binding sites.

This contribution will present a short live demonstration of NanoShaperWeb, a freely accessible web server for molecular surface generation and pocket detection. Starting from a protein structure, the demo will show how a researcher can launch an analysis in the browser, follow the remote computation, inspect detected pockets and molecular surfaces interactively, and download ready-to-use outputs such as pocket structures, surface meshes, logs, and pocket descriptors.

We will highlight design choices that matter for scientific web tools: clear inputs, visible job status, reproducible outputs, and enough control for expert users while keeping the workflow approachable for a broader research community.

Authors

Carlo Abate (UiT The Arctic University of Norway) Dr Eleonora Serra (Italian Institute of Technology)

Co-authors

Dr Walter Rocchia (Italian Institute of Technology) Prof. Andrea Cavalli (Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire, Switzerland) Dr Sergio Decherchi (Italian Institute of Technology)

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