Lectures

  • Mon, 7/12: Introduction to Protein Structure and Dynamics, K. Schulten 
    • Opening Remarks (pdf)
    • Structure and Sequence Analysis with VMD (pdf)
    • Introduction to Molecular Dynamics with NAMD (pdf)
    • Case Studies: Light Harvesting Complex II (pdf), Ubiquitin (pdf)

  • Tue, 7/13: Statistical Mechanics of Proteins, K. Schulten 
    • Analysis of Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium Properties of Proteins with NAMD (pdf, pdf)  
    • Exemplary Applications of VMD / NAMD in Modern Research (pdf)

  • Wed, 7/14: Introduction to Bioinformatics, Z. Luthey-Schulten
    •  Introduction to Evolutionary Concepts in Bioinformatics: MultiSeq in VMD (pdf)  
    • Application of MultiSeq to Evolution of Translation Machinery (pdf)

  • Thu, 7/15: Parameters for Classical Force Fields, E. Tajkhorshid
    • Introduction to Topology, Parameters, and Structure Files (pdf)
    • Examples and Applications (pdf)

  • Fri, 7/16: Simulating Membrane Channels, E. Tajkhorshid
    • Introduction and Examples (pdf)
    • Nanotubes (pdf)