From: chemistry-request at ccl.net
To: chemistry-request at ccl.net
Date: Sat Jul 2 08:35:26 2011
Subject: 11.10.17 'Hands-On' Workshop on Computational Biophysics using VMD and NAMD, October 17-21, 2011, Bremen, Germany
We are pleased to announce the CECAM tutorial (www.cecam.org), "'Hands-On' Workshop on Computational Biophysics using VMD and NAMD" http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Training/Workshop/Bremen/ to be held October 17-21, 2011, on the campus of Jacobs University Bremen, Germany. The workshop will be presented by members of the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group (www.ks.uiuc.edu) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and will explore a wide range of physical models and computational approaches for the simulation of biological systems. The workshop is based on case studies including the properties of membranes and membrane proteins, mechanism of molecular motors, trafficking in the living cell through water and ion channels, and signaling pathways. Physical concepts, mathematical techniques, and computational methods required will be introduced, including force fields and algorithms used in molecular modeling, molecular dynamics simulations on parallel computers, and steered molecular dynamics simulations. The workshop is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in computational and/or biophysical fields who seek to extend their research skills to include computational and theoretical expertise, as well as other researchers interested in theoretical and computational biophysics. Theory sessions in the morning will be followed by hands-on computer labs in the afternoon in which students will be able to set up and run simulations. Applications to the workshop are due by September 4, 2011. Selection and notification of participants from the application pool will be completed by September 9, 2011. Participants must pay for their own housing, available at the Residential Colleges on the Jacobs University campus for a cost of 350 Euro for shared housing, or 410 Euro for a single room (limited availability). Accommodation and full board are from Sunday evening to Saturday morning. Those staying off-campus are also assessed a non- refundable 50 Euro registration fee. The workshop will provide learning materials; participants must arrange and pay for their own travel. Due to space and equipment constraints, the workshop is limited to 40 participants. For more information and on-line application, go to: http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Training/Workshop/Bremen/ TCBG Workshop Team together with Ulrich Kleinekathoefer (Jacobs University) Contact: workshop+bremen#,#ks.uiuc.eduNOTE THAT E-MAIL ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN MODIFIED!!!