From ccl@www.ccl.net Fri Nov 15 14:37:54 1996 From: "Marcela Madrid" <mmadrid@psc.edu> Message-Id: <9611151428.ZM24069@gardel.psc.edu> Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 14:28:31 -0500 To: chemistry@ccl.net Subject: 97.06.25 Macromolecular Crystallography Workshop The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is offering a workshop on "Computational Macromolecular Crystallography", June 25-28, 1997. The workshop will provide hands-on lectures and tutorials for the programs PHASES and X-PLOR(online). Some of the recent features of X-PLOR(online) will be discussed, including probabilistic MAD phasing and torsion-angle molecular dynamics. The theory and practical considerations of isomorphous replacement will be described. Several sample data sets with worked examples will be provided, including a MAD data set. Maximum likelihood structure refinement will be approached through a discussion of the basic theory, a description of the implementation within X-PLOR, and hands-on exercises. Workshop instructors will be Prof. Axel Brunger, Yale University, Prof. Randy Read, University of Alberta, and Prof. William F. Furey, University of Pittsburgh. In addition to the exercises provided, participants are also encouraged to bring their own data, if available, to work on and discuss with the instructors. For more information about this workshop, please check the URL http://www.psc.edu/biomed/workshops/wk-97/crys97/crys97.html To apply for the workshop, please submit the following application materials: PITTSBURGH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER BIOMEDICAL INITIATIVE Computational Macromolecular Crystallography Application Form Name: ________________________________________________________________ Affiliation: ________________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________ (Business) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ (Home) ________________________________________________________________ Telephone: ____________________________ ______________________________ (Business) (Home) *Social Security Number: _______-_____-_______ Citizenship:___________________ Electronic Mail Address:_______________________________________________________ Status: ___Graduate ___Post-doctoral Fellow ___Faculty ___Other (specify) Please indicate specifically any special housing, transportation or dietary arrangements you will need: ___________________________________________________ How did you learn about this workshop:_________________________________________ ******************************************************************************** REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must submit a completed application form and a cover letter. The letter should describe, in one or two paragraphs, your current research, and how participating in the workshop will enhance this research. Please include a brief statement describing your level of experience with computers. Faculty members, staff and post-docs should provide a curriculum vitae. Graduate students must have a letter of recommendation from a faculty member. Please return all application materials by May 14, 1997 to: Biomedical Workshop Applications Committee Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center 4400 Fifth Avenue, Suite 230C Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Direct inquiries to: Nancy Blankenstein biomed@psc.edu, or (412)268-4960. *Disclosure of Social Security Number is voluntary. PSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, creed, national or ethnic origin, or handicap. [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]