CCL:biomedical workshop announcement

                       BIOMEDICAL WORKSHOPS
                    PITTSBURGH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER
                       August 25-28, 1996
 The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is offering an
 "ADVANCED NUCLEIC ACID AND PROTEIN SEQUENCE ANALYSIS" workshop.
 The workshop is open to researchers who have previously attended one of the
 PSC's annual "Nucleic Acid and Protein Sequence Analysis" workshops or
 who
 have previous experience with computerized sequence analysis.  The
 workshop will build on previous experience to teach techniques for
 what is commonly referred to as "homology modeling", specifically the
 methods
 known as threading techniques. This involves fitting the sequences of
 proteins whose structure is not known to the known three-dimensional structure
 of another protein. The workshop will feature the threading techniques
 developed by Dr. Stephen H. Bryant of the Computational Biology Branch,
 National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine.
 Dr. Bryant's work focuses on empirical energy functions that measure the
 complementarity of sequence and folding motif and on algorithms for
 rapid threading. His group is also developing computer programs for
 automatically creating homology models derived from core structural motifs
 identified by other sequence analysis techniques.
 Instructors are:
 Dr. Stephen H. Bryant, National Center for Biotechnology Information,
    National Library of Medicine
 Dr. Michael Gribskov, San Diego Supercomputer Center and
 Dr. Hugh B. Nicholas Jr., Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center.
 APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 17, 1996.
 For additional information, please refer to
      http://www.psc.edu/biomed/workshops.html
 CONTACT INFORMATION: Nancy Blankenstein, Biomedical Program Assistant,
 (412)268-4960, blankens |-at-| psc.edu
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                      PITTSBURGH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER
                      ADVANCED SEQUENCE ANALYSIS WORKSHOP
                                APPLICATION
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 Affiliation:   ________________________________________________________________
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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, the sequence analysis
 problems encountered in your 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 to:
           Biomedical Workshop Applications Committee
           Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
           4400 Fifth Avenue, Suite 230C
           Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 Direct inquiries to: Nancy Blankenstein, blankens |-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.