Computational Biophysics Workshop - Pittsburgh, May 16-20, 2011
Welcome to the
Computational Biophysics Workshop at Pittsburgh
National Resource for Biomedical Supercomputing
Pittsburgh Supercomputing
Center
Pittsburgh, PA
May 16-20, 2011
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, sponsored by the
National Resource for Biomedical Supercomputing, attempting to teach both the
craft and art of modeling through learning by doing.  This year, 25
participants attended the workshop held at the
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.  Participants
learned how to stretch proteins, pull water through molecular channels, mine genomic data, and study biomolecules.  After morning lectures and discussions, afternoons were devoted to hands-on computer laboratories
where participants delved into over 500 pages of tutorials, in a PSC computer lab
humming with computational biology software, e.g., VMD and NAMD, installed for the workshop. Workshop supported in part by NIH P41-RR005969 "Resource for Macromolecular Modeling and Bioinformatics".