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NCBI Structure and Modeling Workshop

  
Upcoming Workshop:
March 5-6, 2008 - OPEN
B2 Training Room, Lister Hill Center, NIH Building 38A

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The course is free but an application is required.
Space is limited to 20 participants, so apply now!

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   Day 1 - March 5: Exploring 3D Molecular Structures
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 Session I
Structures in Cn3D
09:00 - 10:15Lecture 1 Structural databases at NCBI
10:15 - 10:30Break
10:30 - 12:30Practical 1 Manipulating and annotating structures in Cn3D

 Session II
Alignments in Cn3D
13:30 - 14:30Lecture 2 The Cn3D alignment model, VAST, and CDD
14:30 - 14:45Break
14:45 - 17:00Practical 2 Finding structural templates for proteins of unknown structure

   Day 2 - March 6: From Alignments to Structural Models
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 Session I
Optimizing Structure-based Alignments
09:00 - 09:30Lecture 1 Review of the Cn3D alignment model; Cn3D editing tools
09:30 - 10:30Practical 1 Identifying and correcting alignment problems in Cn3D
10:30 - 10:45Break
10:45 - 12:30Practical 2 Importing and aligning structures and sequences

 Session II
Creating Structural Models
13:30 - 14:15Lecture 3 Basic homology modeling; Introduction to Chimera
14:15 - 15:30Practical 3 Creating a Structural Model, guided demonstration
15:30 - 15:45Break
15:45 - 17:00Practical 4 Creating a Structural Model, independent work
 


   About the Instructors

Medha Bhagwat, Emir Khatipov, Rana Morris and Eric Sayers are biologists on the User Services staff of the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

Revised January 2, 2008

Questions or Comments?
Write to Eric Sayers or Medha Bhagwat