Lectures

PDF versions of the lecture slides will be posted here.

  • 11/3: Introduction to Protein Structure and Dynamics - Klaus Schulten
    • Introduction to VMD (PDF)
    • Introduction to NAMD (PDF)

  • 11/4: Free Energy Calculations - Chris Chipot
    • Introduction to Free-energy Calculations (parts 1 and 2) (PDF)

  • 11/5: Force Field Parameterization - Emad Tajkhorshid & James Gumbart
    • Introduction to Topology, Parameters, and Structure Files (PDF)
    • Examples and Applications / Force Field Toolkit (PDF)

  • 11/6: Simulating Membrane Proteins - Emad Tajkhorshid
    • Membrane Simulation with NAMD & Transport in Membrane Channels (PDF)

  • 11/7: Advanced Methods - James Gumbart
    • Introduction to Structural Biology Techniques (PDF)
    • Molecular Dynamics Flexible Fitting (MDFF) (PDF)