Editorial.

Abstract

EDITORIAL We are pleased to launch this inaugural issue of Current Chemical Genomics. As an open access online journal, all the papers from this journal can be read free of charge by our readers without any restrictions to access of the full content. This peerreviewed journal publishes research letters/articles, reviews, and technology notes on all aspects of the research and development focusing on integrative approaches at the interface of chemistry and genomics. The journal reports the newly identified small molecule probes and their applications in chemical genomic research. It also reports on the methods and technologies used to identify and optimize chemical probes that interact with proteins of unknown function and with proteins of cellular signaling pathways. Coverage also includes reports on the new chemoinformatics methods for chemical genomics. We hope that these approaches will facilitate the identification of new drug targets and the development of novel therapeutic strategies leading to a new generation of medicines.