CCL: Workshop on Computational Biophysics (Berkeley, Aug 3-7, 2015)

 Sent to CCL by: "Lela  Vukovic" [Lvukov1(~)illinois.edu]
 The Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group, NIH Resource for
 Macromolecular Modeling and Bioinformatics (www.ks.uiuc.edu) at the
 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (www.uiuc.edu), announces a
  "Hands-On" Workshop on Computational Biophysics
 http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Training/Workshop/Berkeley2015/
 to be held August 3-7, 2015 at the University of California Berkeley.
 Application, selection, and
 notification of participants is on-going through July 15, 2015.
 The workshop will explore physical models and computational approaches used for
 the
 simulation of biological systems and the investigation of their function at an
 atomic level. The
 course will be based on case studies, and will cover the following topics: using
 the biophysics
 software VMD and NAMD, applications of VMD and NAMD in modern research, force
 fields
 and parameterizing new molecules, modeling nucleic acid systems, computational
 nano-bio,
 molecular dynamics flexible fitting of structures into cryo electron microscopy
 maps, and
 refinement of low resolution crystal structures. Relevant physical concepts,
 mathematical
 techniques, and computational methods will be introduced.
 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.
 Enrollment limited to 24 participants. The workshop will be held August 3-7,
 2015. All
 participants are required to bring their own laptop, prepared for use in
 workshop tutorial
 sessions. Course materials will be provided.
 The workshop is sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences
 (www.nigms.nih.gov) and the NIH Center for Macromolecular Modeling and
 Bioinformatics.
 We look forward to receiving your application!
 TCBG Workshop Organizers
 Email: workshop+berkeley2015*|*ks.uiuc.edu