The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is offering a
NUCLEIC ACID AND PROTEIN SEQUENCE ANALYSIS
workshop, July 20-25, 1997.
This intense workshop will teach the basics of sequence analysis,
including remote supercomputing, database searching and pairwise
sequence alignment, multiple sequence alignments, pattern
identification, inverse structure prediction, and visualization of
macromolecular structures. Special emphasis will be placed on parameter
selection, and the mathematical and statistical properties of
the algorithms and methods presented. Information will also be
presented on the latest pattern identification techniques
including hidden markov models, advanced position-specific weight
matrix techniques and bayesan estimation.
The workshop will consist of both lectures and extensive hands-on lab sessions.
In addition to the lab exercises, participants can work on their
own research problems, with the help of the instructors.
Participants are encouraged to bring their research data, but not
required.
Instructors
Dr. Gary Churchill, Cornell University
Dr. David W. Deerfield II, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Dr. Michael Gribskov, San Diego Supercomputer Center
Dr. Hugh B. Nicholas Jr., Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Alexander J. Ropelewski, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
For more information, please see
http://www.psc.edu/biomed/workshops/wk-97/NAPSA-97/napsa.html
or contact Nancy Blankenstein, biomed at psc.edu, (412) 268-4960.
To register, please send the following registration form
to biomed at psc.edu
Registration deadline is June 20, 1997.
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Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Biomedical Supercomputing Initiative
APPLICATION FORM
Please complete the following form and return it with the
corresponding documentation. Direct inquiries to:
Nancy Blankenstein
biomed at psc.edu or (412) 268-4960.
Application Deadline: June 20, 1997
PITTSBURGH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER
BIOMEDICAL INITIATIVE
NUCLEIC ACID AND PROTEIN SEQUENCE ANALYSIS WORKSHOP,
July 20-25, 1997.
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REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must submit a completed application form and a cover
letter. The letter should describe, in one or two paragraphs,
your current research, and how participating in the workshop
will enhance this research. Please include a brief statement
describing your level of experience with computers. Faculty
members, staff and post-docs should provide a curriculum vitae.
Graduate students must have a letter of recommendation from
a faculty member.
Please return all application materials by June 20, 1997 to
Biomedical Workshop Applications Committee
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
4400 Fifth Avenue, Suite 230C
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Direct inquiries to: Nancy Blankenstein biomed at psc.edu,
or (412)268-4960.
*Disclosure of Social Security Number is voluntary.
PSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, age, creed, national or ethnic origin, or handicap.
