Computational Biophysics Workshop - Pittsburgh, Nov. 28 - Dec. 1, 2005
Welcome to the Computational Biophysics Workshop
at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC)
Mellon Institute Building, Pittsburgh, PA
November 28 - December 1, 2005
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. The Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group offered a workshop, attempting to teach both the craft and art of modeling through learning by doing. Twenty participants attended the workshop held at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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 200 pages of tutorials, in PSC's Computer Training Center, with machines humming with computational biology software, e.g., VMD and NAMD.
