The Resource recognizes the vital importance of training for the
education and professional growth of scientists. With so many techniques
and technologies, researchers must continue to learn new and better ways
of completing research, and should always be on the lookout for new tools
to use, and new ways to use existing tools. In the sections below, we strive to
provide a collection of tutorials and training methods to help scientists
better utilize their talents, so that they may continue to advance
their research. This section offers demos and tutorials on tools created
by Resource members, and on techniques to assist the use of those tools.
The links on this page lead to local as well as third-party training
resources.
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Spotlight
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Hands-on workshop in Bethesda. Modeling the molecular processes of biological cells is a craft and an art. Techniques like theoretical and computational skills can be learnt by training, but meaningful applications are achieved only with experience and sensitivity. Helix Systems, of the Center for Information Technology at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the NIH Resource for Macromolecular Modeling and Bioinformatics offered a workshop, attempting to teach both the craft and art of modeling through learning by doing. Thirty participants attended the workshop held in Building 12A, Room B51, at the main NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Participants learned how to stretch proteins, pull water through molecular channels, mine genomic data, and study their favorite biomolecules. After lectures and discussions in the morning, afternoons were devoted to hands-on computer laboratories where participants delved into over 200 pages of tutorials, on their own laptops or laptops provided for the workshop, all humming with computational biology software, e.g., VMD and NAMD |
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Other Spotlights
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![[Bethesda Workshop]](/Training/pics/bethesda.jpg)