From chemistry-request@server.ccl.net Mon Apr 3 12:38:57 2000 Received: from mailer.psc.edu (mailer.psc.edu [128.182.58.100]) by server.ccl.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id MAA16752 for ; Mon, 3 Apr 2000 12:38:56 -0400 Received: from pscuxc.psc.edu (pscuxc.psc.edu [128.182.66.177]) by mailer.psc.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3/psc) with ESMTP id MAA08671 for ; Mon, 3 Apr 2000 12:38:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (wymore@localhost) by pscuxc.psc.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3/psc) with ESMTP id LAA00967 for ; Mon, 3 Apr 2000 11:38:42 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 11:38:42 -0500 (EST) From: Troy Wymore To: chemistry@server.ccl.net Subject: PSC BIOMEDICAL INITIATIVE WORKSHOPS 2000 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII ************************************************************* PSC BIOMEDICAL INITIATIVE WORKSHOPS 2000 Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center's (PSC)Biomedical Initiative is hosting four NIH-sponsored training workshops this summer. We are asking your help once again in passing this information on to other researchers who might be interested in applying. Brief descriptions of the sessions are below but full details, including on-line application forms, may be found at our Web site: http://www.psc.edu/biomed/workshops/workshops.htm In addition, the web site for each individual workshop is cited following the respective description. METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF MOLECULAR DYNAMICS TO BIOPOLYMERS JUNE 4-7 Application Deadline: April 21 This workshop will familiarize biomedical researchers with computational methods and provide practice in applying supercomputing resources to problems of concern in molecular dynamics. There will be lectures, extensive hands-on sessions, and discussion of general aspects of molecular dynamic software. CHARMM will be discussed in detail. Participants are encouraged to work on the examples provided or on their own experimental data. No prior supercomputing experience is necessary. For specific details, including an electronic application form, see: http://www.psc.edu/biomed/workshops/workshops.htm#MAMD BUILDING COMPUTING CLUSTERS FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH JULY 13-15 Application Deadline: June 1 This workshop will provide a thorough discussion of the design, assembly, and maintenance of small (< 100 nodes) computing clusters, including relevant software and technical details. It will begin with a discussion of parallel programming to provide a context for the basic issues; proceed to an overview of components and definitions of common terms; and conclude with performance discussions for several known biomedical applications. A hands-on session in which participants will interact with a small "demo" cluster, submitting jobs through a scheduler and monitoring job and cluster status will be included. Among the discussion topics will be: "How do I get the best performance for my money?" "What hardware is appropriate for my application?" "How do I administer my cluster?" and "What should I do about security?" For specific details, including an electronic application form, see: http://www.psc.edu/biomed/workshops/workshops.htm#biomedcluster2000 STRUCTURE DETERMINATION USING NMR JULY 26-29 Application Deadline: June 14 The objective of this workshop is to introduce participants to the different techniques for the elucidation of solution structures of biological macromolecules from nuclear magnetic resonance data. The programs AMBER and MORASS will be discussed. In addition to lectures, there will be extensive hands-on sessions. Participants are encouraged to work on the examples provided or on their own experimental data. No prior supercomputing experience is necessary. For specific details, including an electronic application form, see: http://www.psc.edu/biomed/workshops/workshops.htm#NMR NUCLEIC ACID AND PROTEIN SEQUENCE ANALYSIS AUGUST 13-18 Application Deadline: June 30 This intense five-day workshop will teach the basics of sequence analysis, including: remote supercomputing; inferring structures and functions using internet 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 provided on the latest pattern identification techniques, including hidden Markov models, advanced position-specific weight matrix techniques, and bayesan estimation. For specific details, including an electronic application form, see: http://www.psc.edu/biomed/workshops/workshops.htm#NAPSA If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Blankenstein at blankens@psc.edu or 412/268-4960 (FAX). Many thanks for your interest and help. *******************************************************************************