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Computational Biophysics Workshop - Urbana, April 6-10, 2015

PDF versions of the lecture slides will be posted here as soon as they are available.

• 4/6/2015: Introduction to Protein Structure and Dynamics - Klaus Schulten
  • Opening Remarks (PDF)
  • Introduction to NAMD; Exemplary Applications of VMD / NAMD in Modern Research (PDF)
  
  
• 4/7/2015: Force Field Parameterization - Emad Tajkhorshid
  • Introduction to Classical Force Fields - Topology, Parameters, and Structure Files (PDF)
  • Examples and Applications / Force Field Toolkit (PDF)
  
  
• 4/8/2015: Introductions to Evolutionary Concepts in Bioinformatics and Network Analysis - Zan Luthey-Schulten
  • Applications of Evolutionary Algorithms in MultiSeq/VMD to Translation (PDF)
  • Introduction to Network Analysis: Dynamics of Recognition in RNA:Protein Complexes (PDF)
  
  
• 4/9/2015: Computational Nano-Bio - Alek Aksimentiev
  • Introduction to Modeling and Simulations of Nucleic Acid Systems (PDF)
  • Modeling the Interface Between Biological and Synthetic Materials (PDF)
  
  
• 4/10/2015: Simulating Membrane Proteins - Emad Tajkhorshid
  • Simulation of Biological Membranes and Membrane Proteins (PDF)
  • Transport in Membrane Channels (PDF)