ABRFers:
The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is offering workshops again this year
which in the past have attracted applicants from our group. The following
is a slightly condensed forward of their announcement.........jh
John Hempel, PhD Ph (412) 624 0161
University of Pittsburgh FAX (412) 624 4759
Department of Biological Sciences
Clapp Hall 301
Pittsburgh PA 15260
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>Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 15:27:31 -0500
>From: BLANKENS@psc.edu
>PSC's Biomedical Supercomputing Initiative is hosting four NIH-sponsored
>training workshops this summer..................
>
>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.html
>
>In addition, the web site for each workshop is cited following the respective
>description.
>
>Please contact me if you have any questions.
>
>Nancy
>
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>Nancy C. Blankenstein blankens@psc.edu
>Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (412) 268-4960 or 5206
>230C Mellon Institute (412) 268-8200 FAX
>4400 Fifth Avenue
>Pittsburgh, PA 15213
>
>++++ PSC's Biomedical Supercomputing Initiative is an NIH Resource Center
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> 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
>
>
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