From sticher from bioc.uzh.ch Fri Aug 14 09:33:41 2009 From: sticher from bioc.uzh.ch (Patrick Sticher) Date: Fri Aug 14 09:33:55 2009 Subject: [Protein-crystallography] Practical Course in Biomolecular Modelling Message-ID: <4A8575C5.6050709@bioc.uzh.ch> Dear colleagues, please be informed that online applications are accepted for the following course: 8TH NCCR PRACTICAL COURSE IN BIOMOLECULAR MODELLING January 10 - 15, 2010 Kandersteg, Switzerland http://www.structuralbiology.uzh.ch/course2010.asp Course topics include Simulation techniques, force-field development, conformational search, computation of free energy and entropy, treatment of electrostatic forces, simulation of folding, comparison of simulation with experiment This course is primarily directed to PhD students and postdocs from experimental structural biology groups wishing to learn more on biomolecular modelling. The course format will include morning lectures and late-afternoon/early evening tutorials, and provide ample opportunities for discussions with experts and fellow participants. Participants will be invited to bring own problems for tutorials and/or discussion. The course will be organized as a winter retreat in the Swiss Alps offering a stimulating learning atmosphere with the afternoons available for informal participation in discussions, reading and self-study or recreational activities in the area. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply online on http://www.structuralbiology.uzh.ch/course2010_application.asp. Application deadline will be October 16, 2010. We will be able to accept 20 participants to this course. Best regards, Patrick Sticher -- _________________________________ Visit the NCCR on the Internet www.structuralbiology.uzh.ch Dr. Patrick Sticher Moser NCCR Scientific Officer Institute of Biochemistry University of Z?rich Winterthurerstrasse 190 CH - 8057 Z?rich Phone +41 / (0)44 / 635 54 84 Fax +41 / (0)44 / 635 59 08 Mail sticher@bioc.uzh.ch From andy from molsoft.com Thu Aug 13 12:06:04 2009 From: andy from molsoft.com (Andrew Orry) Date: Sun Aug 16 08:03:46 2009 Subject: [Protein-crystallography] Protein Structure and Drug Discovery Workshop - October 1st - 2nd 2009 Message-ID: <4A8447FC.1040205@molsoft.com> **MolSoft ICM Workshop: "Protein Structure and Drug Discovery" October 1st to 2nd 2009 La Jolla, CA.** Please see the following invitation to attend MolSoft's ( www.molsoft.com ) "Protein Structure and Drug Design Workshop" on October 1st to 2nd 2009 in La Jolla, California USA. Please see www.molsoft.com/training.html for more information and a registration form. Our workshops are suitable for chemists and biologists who would like to learn more about computational drug discovery and bioinformatics. No prior knowledge in this field is required to participate. The workshop is presented by Prof. Ruben Abagyan (University of California San Diego) and Dr. Maxim Totrov (MolSoft). Price: $360 (before September 1st) $400 (after September 1st) The workshops will consist of lectures, demonstrations, and "hands-on" computational experiments and will cover the following topics: - Molecular Graphics and Displaying Interactive Molecules in PowerPoint and the Web see: http://www.molsoft.com/activeicm.html . - Sequence and Protein Structure Analysis. - Protein Modeling and Simulations. - Structure Validation and Optimization. - Ligand Binding Site Prediction. - Small Molecule Docking and Virtual Ligand Screening. - Structure-based development of target-specific compound libraries - Cheminformatics, Chemical Clustering, Searching, Superposition etc... - QSAR, Machine Learning - Protein-Protein Docking We will demonstrate and train you in the use of many of our new developments in computational chemistry and biology including: - 3D Ligand Editor - design and optimize ligands interactively see http://www.molsoft.com/gui/ligand-editor.html - Markush Library Docking - Multiple Receptor Docking (A method to incorporate receptor flexibility) - Automated model building into electron density - Atomic property field chemical superposition - Fast machine learning tools for QSAR - Pharmacophore drawing and searching - Compound library enumeration tools - Screen-grabbing molecular movie making "The objective of this training workshop is to help chemists and biologists solve challenging problems in the area of drug discovery by efficient use of the science and technology present in ICM molecular modeling tools." Prof. Ruben Abagyan (University of California San Diego and Co-Founder of Molsoft LLC) Please see our website at www.molsoft.com for more details or E mail andy@molsoft.com or call (858) 625 2000 ext.108. Please join the ICM Discussion Forum: http://groups.google.com/group/molsoft-icm-forum Latest News: http://www.molsoft.com/news.html MolSoft is a La Jolla based company that is a primary source of new breakthrough technologies in computational chemistry and biology. Molsoft is committed to solving intellectually challenging problems in drug discovery and computational biology.