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From: Tajkhorshid, Emad (emad_at_illinois.edu)
Date: Mon May 19 2025 - 12:29:03 CDT

Dear Colleagues,

The Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group, NIH Resource for Macromolecular Modeling and Visualization (https://www.tcbg.illinois.edu <http://www.tcbg.illinois.edu >), is pleased to announce the following training opportunity:

The 63rd "Hands-on" Workshop on Computational Biophysics (https://www.tcbg.illinois.edu/ <https://www.tcbg.illinois.edu/Training/Workshop/Auburn2025 >Training/Workshop/Auburn2025<https://www.tcbg.illinois.edu/Training/Workshop/Auburn2025 >) to be held August 4-8, 2025 at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.

This workshop will be presented by members of the NIH Resource for Macromolecular Modeling and Visualization at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Topics will cover instruction in state-of-the-art molecular dynamics simulation and free energy techniques using NAMD (https://www.tcbg.illinois.edu/Research/namd/ ), nanotechology simulation with ARBD (https://bionano.physics.illinois.edu/arbd ), and biomolecular visualization and analysis with VMD (https://www.tcbg.illinois.edu/Research/vmd/ ).

Morning lecture presentations will introduce fundamental theory and concepts, while afternoon hands-on computer laboratory sessions will allow participants to apply NAMD and VMD directly in a series of guided tutorials. Attendees will also have an opportunity to present their own research in flash talks. The workshop is designed for students, postdocs, and other researchers in computational and/or biophysical fields who seek to extend their expertise to include biomolecular simulations. Experimentalists and non-specialists are encouraged to attend and will benefit particularly from instruction in the use of QwikMD (https://www.tcbg.illinois.edu/Research/qwikmd/ ), a teaching software incorporating NAMD and VMD that significantly lowers the learning curve for novice users.

Applications to the workshop are due by 11:59 PM CST June 20, 2025, for full consideration. Selection and notification of participants from the applicant pool is ongoing through June 27, 2025. Those selected to attend must confirm participation by July 4, 2025. There is no registration fee, but participants are responsible for the cost of their housing, and the workshop can neither fund nor arrange participant travel. All participants are required to bring their own laptop for use in tutorial sessions. Due to space and equipment constraints, enrollment is limited to 35 participants.

For further information, and online application, go to https://www.tcbg.illinois.edu/Training/Workshop/Auburn2025 . If you have any questions, please reach out to workshop+questions_at_ks.uiuc.edu<mailto:workshop+questions_at_ks.uiuc.edu>. We look forward to receiving your application!

63rd Hands-on Workshop on Computational Biophysics Organizers
Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group
NIH Resource for Macromolecular Modeling and Visualization

-Emad

Emad Tajkhorshid, PhD (he/his/him)
J. W. Hastings Endowed Chair of Biochemistry,
Professor of Chemistry, Bioengineering, Biophysics, and Neuroscience

Director, NIH Resource Center for Macromolecular Modeling and Visualization
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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Tel: 217-244-6914
Email: emad_at_illinois.edu<mailto:emad_at_illinois.edu>
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